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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:41.193302+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/guang-fang-ji/</canonical>
  <licence>Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice.</licence>
  <attribution-html>&lt;a href=&quot;https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/guang-fang-ji/&quot;&gt;Bencao Index&lt;/a&gt;</attribution-html>
  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">guang fang ji</name>
    <name type="chinese">广防己</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Aristolochiae Fangchi</name>
    <name type="english">kwangfangchi root</name>
    <name type="japanese">mokuboi</name>
    <name type="korean">kwangbanggi</name>
  </names>
  <category>Obsolete Substances</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Bladder</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Expels Wind-Damp, clears Heat and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp-Heat Bi</indication>
      <indication>Best suited to diffuse aches and pains with thirst and a greasy yellow tongue coat</indication>
      <indication>Aching, painful joints from Wind-Damp</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes urination and reduces edema</summary>
      <indication>Floating or generalised edema accompanied by wheezing, pain or leg Qi</indication>
      <indication>Difficult urination</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
