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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ju hong</name>
    <name type="latin">Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum</name>
    <name type="english">Tangerine Flavendo</name>
    <name type="japanese">kikko</name>
    <name type="korean">kyulhong</name>
  </names>
  <category>Regulate Qi</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Regulates Qi, dries Damp and transforms Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Damp-Phlegm blocking the Lungs: cough with plenty of sputum, a stuffy, full chest and a greasy tongue coat</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Harmonises the Middle Jiao and descends Qi</summary>
      <indication>Vomiting, belching and fullness of the epigastrium where Damp and stagnant Qi are involved</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
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