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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/mang-xiao/</canonical>
  <licence>Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice.</licence>
  <attribution-html>&lt;a href=&quot;https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/mang-xiao/&quot;&gt;Bencao Index&lt;/a&gt;</attribution-html>
  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">mang xiao</name>
    <name type="chinese">芒硝</name>
    <name type="latin">Natrii Sulfas</name>
    <name type="english">Mirabilite</name>
    <name type="japanese">bosho</name>
    <name type="korean">mangcho</name>
  </names>
  <category>Purgative</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Purges accumulation, guides out stagnation, softens hardness and moistens Dryness</summary>
      <indication>Constipation with hardened stool from accumulated Heat in the Stomach and Intestines</indication>
      <indication>Interior Excess Heat with constipation, a full and painful abdomen, and dry hard stools</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat and drains Fire</summary>
      <indication>Heat in the Stomach or Lungs, particularly with Phlegm build-up or clumping in the Intestines</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat and reduces swelling</summary>
      <indication>Red, painful, swollen eyes</indication>
      <indication>Sores or swelling of the mouth and throat, applied topically</indication>
      <indication>Red, swollen skin lesions, applied topically</indication>
      <indication>Mastitis, applied topically</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Softens hard masses</summary>
      <indication>Hard abdominal masses and lumps from Heat and stagnation</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
