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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:15.180622+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">sang piao xiao</name>
    <name type="chinese">桑螵蛸</name>
    <name type="latin">Mantidis Ootheca</name>
    <name type="english">Mantis Egg Case</name>
    <name type="japanese">sohyosho</name>
    <name type="korean">sangpyocho</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Tonifies the Kidneys, assists Yang, secures Jing and holds urine</summary>
      <indication>Kidney Yang deficiency with frequent or dribbling urination, and seminal emissions, particularly those that occur without dreams</indication>
      <indication>Spermatorrhea from Kidney deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Bedwetting in children</indication>
      <indication>Impotence</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Astringes and stops vaginal discharge</summary>
      <indication>Leukorrhea from Kidney deficiency</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
