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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:42.762541+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ling xiao hua</name>
    <name type="chinese">凌霄花</name>
    <name type="latin">Flos Campsis</name>
    <name type="english">Campsis Flower</name>
    <name type="japanese">ryoshoka</name>
    <name type="korean">neungsohwa</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Pericardium</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Breaks up Blood stasis, unblocks the channels and vessels, and disperses abdominal masses</summary>
      <indication>Blood stasis after childbirth with lumps in the breast</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal masses from long-standing Blood stasis</indication>
      <indication>Amenorrhea, or periods that are irregular or painful with dark clots</indication>
      <indication>Traumatic injury</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Cools the Blood and dispels Wind</summary>
      <indication>Blood Heat showing as itching and similar signs</indication>
      <indication>Rashes and hot, recurring skin eruptions, including rosacea-type and acne-type presentations, where Blood Heat stirs internal Wind</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
