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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:58.666833+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">sang ji sheng</name>
    <name type="chinese">桑寄生</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Taxilli</name>
    <name type="english">Chinese taxillus</name>
    <name type="japanese">sokisei</name>
    <name type="korean">sanggisaeng</name>
  </names>
  <category>Dispel Wind Damp</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and expels Wind-Damp</summary>
      <indication>Bi pain on a base of Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency, with or without Wind-Damp: a sore, painful lower back, knees and legs, joint trouble, numbness, and weak or wasting sinews and bones</indication>
      <indication>Chronic weakness and aching joints in older or Yin-deficient patients</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Blood and calms the fetus</summary>
      <indication>Restless fetus, with low back pain or spotting</indication>
      <indication>Uterine bleeding during pregnancy</indication>
      <indication>Poor milk supply</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Blood and benefits the skin</summary>
      <indication>Dry, flaky skin from Blood deficiency</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
