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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:47.09289+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/kuan-jin-teng/</canonical>
  <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>
  <attribution-html>&lt;a href=&quot;https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/kuan-jin-teng/&quot;&gt;Bencao Index&lt;/a&gt;</attribution-html>
  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">kuān jīn téng</name>
    <name type="chinese">宽筋藤</name>
    <name type="latin">Caulis Tinosporae sinensis</name>
    <name type="english">Chinese tinospora stem</name>
  </names>
  <category>Dispel Wind Damp</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Damp and relaxes the sinews</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp with Heat signs: pain, cramping and stiffness of the knees, legs, back and joints</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Unblocks the channels</summary>
      <indication>Traumatic injury that is red, swollen, hot and painful</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
