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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:37:10.862799+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/peng-sha/</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>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">peng sha</name>
    <name type="chinese">硼砂</name>
    <name type="latin">Borax</name>
    <name type="english">borax</name>
    <name type="japanese">hosha</name>
    <name type="korean">bungsa</name>
  </names>
  <category>Obsolete Substances</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Resolves toxicity and prevents putrefaction</summary>
      <indication>Sore, swollen throat and mouth sores, taken internally or applied</indication>
      <indication>White, weeping vaginal lesions or vaginal discharge</indication>
      <indication>Mouth and gum ulcers, thrush, stomatitis and tonsillitis, as a gargle</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Resolves toxicity, reduces swelling and benefits the eyes</summary>
      <indication>Red, painful, swollen eyes and superficial visual obstruction; may be used alone</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Stubborn Phlegm-Heat cough with sputum that is hard to bring up, taken internally in the past</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dries Damp and dissolves stones</summary>
      <indication>Blistering between the toes from Damp</indication>
      <indication>Stones with painful urination</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
