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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:37:00.863975+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
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  <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>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">hai feng teng</name>
    <name type="chinese">海风藤</name>
    <name type="latin">Caulis Piperis Kadsurae</name>
    <name type="english">Kadsura Pepper Stem</name>
    <name type="japanese">kaifuto</name>
    <name type="korean">haepungdeung</name>
  </names>
  <category>Dispel Wind Damp</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Damp and unblocks the channels and collaterals</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Cold-Damp Bi: stiff joints, aching lower back and knees, and cramped muscles and sinews</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Relaxes the sinews, disperses Cold and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Cold invading the Spleen and Stomach</indication>
      <indication>Pain after trauma</indication>
      <indication>Wind-Damp obstruction marked by cramping, tightness and limited movement more than by swollen joints</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
