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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:39.476985+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">Jiu Cai Zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">韭菜子</name>
    <name type="latin">Semen Allii Tuberosi</name>
    <name type="english">tuber onion seed</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Tonifies the Liver, warms the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and secures Jing</summary>
      <indication>Impotence, with a sore, cold and weak lower back and knees, from Kidney Yang deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Spermatorrhea, nocturnal emission or premature ejaculation</indication>
      <indication>Bedwetting, urinary incontinence, frequent urination or dribbling when Kidney Yang fails to hold</indication>
      <indication>Vaginal discharge that is clear, thin, cold in nature and without odour, from Kidney Yang deficiency</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Warms the Stomach and settles long-standing rebellious Stomach Qi</summary>
      <indication>Vomiting and stubborn, chronic hiccups from Cold in the Stomach</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
