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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:19.899246+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">jin meng shi</name>
    <name type="chinese">金礞石</name>
    <name type="latin">Lapis Micae Aureus</name>
    <name type="english">mica-schist</name>
  </names>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Descends Qi and transforms Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Cough and laboured breathing with phlegm that is hard to bring up</indication>
      <indication>Stubborn, lodged phlegm that has not responded to milder Phlegm-transforming herbs</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Calms the Liver and stops convulsions</summary>
      <indication>Seizures, convulsions or epilepsy from hot Phlegm in the Liver clouding the orifices, with high fever, delirium, palpitations and loss of consciousness</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
