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  <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">hu ji sheng</name>
    <name type="chinese">槲寄生</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Visci</name>
    <name type="english">colored mistletoe</name>
  </names>
  <category>Tonify Yin</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Damp, tonifies the Liver and Kidneys and strengthens the sinews and bones</summary>
      <indication>Dizziness</indication>
      <indication>Rheumatoid arthritis</indication>
      <indication>Sore, weak lower back and knees</indication>
      <indication>Weak sinews and bones</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Prevents miscarriage</summary>
      <indication>Uterine bleeding, whether heavy or a steady trickle</indication>
      <indication>Threatened miscarriage</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
