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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:24.223645+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
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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">san leng</name>
    <name type="chinese">三棱</name>
    <name type="latin">Rhizoma Sparganii</name>
    <name type="english">common burr reed tuber</name>
    <name type="japanese">sanryo</name>
    <name type="korean">samreung</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Forcefully breaks up Blood stasis, moves Qi and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Severe, stubborn Blood stasis with abdominal masses that can be felt</indication>
      <indication>Amenorrhea, painful periods or abdominal pain after childbirth, from Blood stasis</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dissolves accumulations</summary>
      <indication>Stagnant food and Qi causing severe abdominal pain and distension</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Regulates menstruation</summary>
      <indication>Irregular periods</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes lactation</summary>
      <indication>Absent breast milk</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
