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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:08.170702+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">mu hu die</name>
    <name type="chinese">木蝴蝶</name>
    <name type="latin">Semen Oroxyli</name>
    <name type="english">Indian trumpet flower seed</name>
    <name type="japanese">mokukocho</name>
    <name type="korean">mokhojeop</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Moistens the Lungs, stops cough and clears the voice</summary>
      <indication>Hoarse or lost voice, with a dry, sore throat and cough</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Soothes the Liver and regulates Qi</summary>
      <indication>Qi stagnation causing pain in the flanks and epigastrium</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Heals ulcerated, suppurating sores</summary>
      <indication>Suppurating sores from Damp-Heat in the skin, applied topically or taken internally</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
