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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:51.231051+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">sang ye</name>
    <name type="chinese">桑叶</name>
    <name type="latin">Folium Mori</name>
    <name type="english">mulberry leaf</name>
    <name type="japanese">soyo</name>
    <name type="korean">sangyeop</name>
  </names>
  <category>Cool, Acrid, Release Exterior</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Disperses Wind-Heat</summary>
      <indication>Early invasion of Wind-Heat, with fever, headache, a sore throat and a cough</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Calms the Liver and brightens the eyes</summary>
      <indication>Red, swollen, sore or irritated eyes from Wind-Heat or Heat in the Liver channel; taken internally or used as an eyewash</indication>
      <indication>Liver channel eye problems from Yin deficiency, with dry or blurred eyes</indication>
      <indication>Liver Yang rising with dizziness, and eyes that are red, dry, sore or painful, or see spots</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Lung Heat, stops cough and moistens Dryness</summary>
      <indication>Cough from Lung Heat, with thick yellow sputum</indication>
      <indication>Dry cough and dry mouth from Lung Dryness</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Cools the Blood and stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Mild bleeding from Heat in the Blood, such as vomiting of blood or blood-streaked sputum</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
