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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:35.681031+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/sang-shen/</canonical>
  <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>
  <attribution-html>&lt;a href=&quot;https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/sang-shen/&quot;&gt;Bencao Index&lt;/a&gt;</attribution-html>
  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">sang shen</name>
    <name type="chinese">桑椹</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Mori</name>
    <name type="english">Mulberry</name>
    <name type="japanese">sojin</name>
    <name type="korean">sangsim</name>
  </names>
  <category>Tonify Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Tonifies Blood and enriches Yin</summary>
      <indication>Deficient Blood and Yin with dizziness, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, insomnia, palpitations and early greying of the hair</indication>
      <indication>Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting disorder) from Yin deficiency</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Moistens the Intestines</summary>
      <indication>Constipation from dryness when Blood, Yin or fluids are insufficient</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Generates Body Fluids</summary>
      <indication>Thirst and a dry mouth from depleted fluids</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Moistens the Lungs and throat</summary>
      <indication>Dry cough and throat from depleted fluids</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
