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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">nu zhen zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">女贞子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Ligustri Lucidi</name>
    <name type="english">glossy privet fruit</name>
    <name type="japanese">joteishi</name>
    <name type="korean">yeojeongsil</name>
  </names>
  <category>Tonify Yin</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and Jing</summary>
      <indication>Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency: dizziness, floaters before the eyes, premature grey hair, ringing in the ears, and an aching, weak low back and knees</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Deficiency Heat</summary>
      <indication>Empty Fire rising from Yin deficiency</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Brightens the eyes</summary>
      <indication>Weak eyesight from Liver and Kidney deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Blurred vision, dry eyes and failing sight, whether from Excess or Deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Painful red eyes with Liver Yang rising</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
