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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:52.032358+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">luó bù má yè, luo bu ma</name>
    <name type="chinese">罗布麻叶</name>
    <name type="latin">Folium Apocyni Veneti</name>
    <name type="english">dogbane leaf</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Calms Liver Yang, clears Liver Fire and extinguishes Wind</summary>
      <indication>Dizziness, vertigo, headache, irritability, restlessness and poor sleep from Liver Fire or ascending Liver Yang</indication>
      <indication>Hypertension</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat and promotes urination</summary>
      <indication>Edema and difficult urination with Heat</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes the Heart and calms the Shen</summary>
      <indication>Insomnia, palpitations and general nervous complaints</indication>
      <indication>Post-concussion syndrome</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Supports health in middle age and later life</summary>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
