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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:57.750758+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 tong pi</name>
    <name type="chinese">海桐皮</name>
    <name type="latin">Cortex Erythrinae</name>
    <name type="english">coral-bean bark</name>
    <name type="japanese">kaitohi</name>
    <name type="korean">haedongpi</name>
  </names>
  <category>Dispel Wind Damp</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Damp and unblocks the channels and collaterals</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp Bi where the knees and lumbar region ache and hurt</indication>
      <indication>Painful spasms of the limbs and joints</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes urination and reduces edema</summary>
      <indication>Superficial edema from Damp</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Relieves itching and kills parasites</summary>
      <indication>Scabies and other itchy skin lesions, applied externally</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Relieves toothache from dental caries</summary>
      <indication>Toothache from decayed teeth, used as a mouth rinse</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
