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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:49.877923+00:00">
  <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">jin ying zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">金樱子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Rosae Laevigatae</name>
    <name type="english">cherokee rose fruit</name>
    <name type="japanese">kinoshi</name>
    <name type="korean">keumaengja</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Bladder</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Stabilises the Kidneys, binds Jing and reduces urination</summary>
      <indication>An unstable, deficient Lower Jiao with spermatorrhea, urinary incontinence or vaginal discharge</indication>
      <indication>Seminal emission, bedwetting and frequent urination when Kidney deficiency leaves the Jing gate unstable</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Binds and stabilises to stop vaginal discharge</summary>
      <indication>Long-term vaginal discharge, watery or turbid, when the Spleen and Kidneys are weak</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea</summary>
      <indication>Long-standing diarrhea or dysentery, especially with weak Spleen and Kidneys</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
