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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:00.949896+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">Qian Li Guang</name>
    <name type="chinese">千里光</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Senecionis Scandentis</name>
    <name type="english">climbing groundsel</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, resolves toxicity and kills intestinal parasites</summary>
      <indication>Damp-Heat skin disorders such as carbuncles, eczema, sores, pimples and inflamed lymph glands (Chuang Yung), taken internally or applied</indication>
      <indication>Diarrhea, dysentery, enteritis and intestinal abscess</indication>
      <indication>Jaundice</indication>
      <indication>Influenza, tonsillitis, laryngitis, bronchitis and a swollen, painful throat</indication>
      <indication>Septicemia</indication>
      <indication>Damp fungal infections</indication>
      <indication>Lead poisoning</indication>
      <indication>Stomach or intestines abnormally swollen</indication>
      <indication>Leptospirosis, malaria and scarlet fever</indication>
      <indication>Urinary tract infection</indication>
      <indication>Inflammation after surgery</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears the Liver and brightens the eyes</summary>
      <indication>Red, painful, swollen eyes</indication>
      <indication>Bloodshot eyes from Wind-Fire, and nebula</indication>
      <indication>Chronic conjunctivitis, trachoma, keratitis and corneal ulcer, as eye drops</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
