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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:58.539349+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <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>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">mi tuo seng</name>
    <name type="chinese">密陀僧</name>
    <name type="latin">Lithargyrum</name>
    <name type="english">galena</name>
    <name type="japanese">mitsudaso</name>
    <name type="korean">miltaseung</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>Absorbs fluid, reduces swelling and stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Hemorrhoidal swelling</indication>
      <indication>Weeping ulcers and sores</indication>
      <indication>Damp skin eruptions</indication>
      <indication>Weeping eczema and sores that will not close, applied to dry the discharge</indication>
      <indication>Leukoderma</indication>
      <indication>Underarm odor</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Resolves toxicity and kills parasites, applied externally</summary>
      <indication>Tinea</indication>
      <indication>Scabies, ringworm and tinea versicolor</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Heals sores</summary>
      <indication>Burns, scalds and stubborn skin ulceration, compounded into powders or pastes for outside use</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Sends Phlegm downward and settles childhood convulsions</summary>
      <indication>Chronic dysenteric disorders</indication>
      <indication>Convulsions in children</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Calms fright</summary>
      <indication>Fright</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
