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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:29.564873+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ma qian zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">马钱子</name>
    <name type="latin">Semen Strychni</name>
    <name type="english">nux vomica seed</name>
    <name type="japanese">basenshi</name>
    <name type="korean">majeonja</name>
  </names>
  <category>Obsolete Substances</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Unblocks the channels and collaterals, disperses clumps, cools Blood Heat, reduces swelling and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Sores, abscesses and ulcers of Yin type</indication>
      <indication>Deep-rooted toxic sores, carbuncles and ulcers that will not heal, applied topically</indication>
      <indication>Swelling and pain from injury, including bruising and the pain of fractures</indication>
      <indication>Stubborn Wind-Damp Bi with pain, pins and needles, numbness and spasm, where milder Wind-Damp herbs have failed</indication>
      <indication>Wind-Cold-Damp Bi</indication>
      <indication>Facial paralysis</indication>
      <indication>Numbness and weakness of the limbs</indication>
      <indication>Tumors</indication>
      <indication>Phlegm-Damp obstructing the Heart</indication>
      <indication>Liver and Kidney deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Qi stagnation of the Liver and Gallbladder</indication>
      <indication>Stomach Qi stagnation</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
