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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:37:20.977591+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">lu lu tong</name>
    <name type="chinese">路路通</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Liquidambaris</name>
    <name type="english">Liquidambar Fruit</name>
    <name type="japanese">rorotsu</name>
    <name type="korean">norotong</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Moves Qi and invigorates Blood, opens the Middle Jiao and unblocks the channels</summary>
      <indication>Epigastric pain with abdominal distension</indication>
      <indication>Irregular or scanty periods from stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Wind-Damp Bi with stiff, painful low back and knees</indication>
      <indication>Pain in the limbs</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Expels Wind and promotes urination</summary>
      <indication>Nasal congestion</indication>
      <indication>Bi syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Edema with difficult urination</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes lactation and unblocks the breast</summary>
      <indication>Scanty breast milk after childbirth from Qi stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Distended breasts</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Treats allergic conditions</summary>
      <indication>Allergies of the skin and nose, including urticaria, allergic rhinitis and generalised itching</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
