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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:03.218195+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 qi</name>
    <name type="chinese">三七</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Notoginseng</name>
    <name type="english">Notoginseng Root</name>
    <name type="japanese">sanshichi</name>
    <name type="korean">samchil</name>
  </names>
  <category>Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Stops bleeding and transforms Blood stasis</summary>
      <indication>Bleeding, internal or external, checked without leaving stasis behind</indication>
      <indication>Blood in the vomit, nosebleed, hematuria or bloody stools</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Reduces swelling and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Falls and knocks (die da): bruised, swollen, painful areas where Blood has stagnated</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Mild tonic (traditional use)</summary>
      <indication>Convalescence and fatigue, as a folk remedy cooked into chicken soup</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
