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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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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">ji xue teng</name>
    <name type="chinese">鸡血藤</name>
    <name type="latin">Caulis Spatholobi</name>
    <name type="english">Spatholobus Root And Vine</name>
    <name type="japanese">keikitto</name>
    <name type="korean">kyehyeoldeung</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates and tonifies Blood</summary>
      <indication>Painful, irregular or absent periods with abdominal pain, from Blood deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Menstrual disorders from Blood stasis, Blood deficiency or both together, since it builds Blood while moving it</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Opens the channels and relaxes the sinews</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp Bi complicated by Blood deficiency or stasis: numb limbs, aching lower back or knees, and joints that are sore all over</indication>
      <indication>Weakness of the limbs in older people</indication>
      <indication>Paralysis or vertigo from Blood stasis or Wind-stroke</indication>
      <indication>Numbness or weakness of the limbs after Wind-stroke where stasis and deficiency exist together</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
