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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:45.427581+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">qin pi</name>
    <name type="chinese">秦皮</name>
    <name type="latin">Cortex Fraxini</name>
    <name type="english">ash bark</name>
    <name type="japanese">shinpi</name>
    <name type="korean">jinpi</name>
  </names>
  <category>Clear Heat, Dry Dampness</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Gallbladder</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, dries Damp and astringes to stop diarrhea and dysentery</summary>
      <indication>Damp-Heat diarrhea, dysentery or vaginal discharge</indication>
      <indication>Damp-Heat dysentery with blood, which it restrains as well as clearing</indication>
      <indication>Blood in the stool</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Drains Liver Fire and brightens the eyes</summary>
      <indication>Liver Fire affecting the eyes: redness, swelling and pain, styes, superficial visual obstruction or leukoma</indication>
      <indication>Cataract-type eye conditions</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Disperses Wind-Damp</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp-Heat Bi</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Calms wheezing, stops cough and resolves Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Wheezing and cough from Lung Heat</indication>
      <indication>Bronchitis</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
