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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:14.122257+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">lei wan</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills parasites</summary>
      <indication>Tapeworm infestation, its signature use, where it often leads the formula</indication>
      <indication>Roundworm, and also hookworm and pinworm</indication>
      <indication>Childhood nutritional impairment or abdominal pain from worms, with poor appetite, a sallow face and wasting</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Treats tinea topically</summary>
      <indication>Fungal skin infection (tinea), applied externally</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
