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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:40.622806+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">sheng jiang pi</name>
    <name type="chinese">生姜皮</name>
    <name type="latin">Cortex Zingiberis Rhizomatis</name>
    <name type="english">Ginger Peel</name>
    <name type="japanese">shokyo</name>
    <name type="korean">saenggang</name>
  </names>
  <category>Cool, Acrid, Release Exterior</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes urination and reduces edema</summary>
      <indication>Edema where fluid sits near the surface, in the skin and flesh, not in the deeper interior; its main use</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Harmonises the Middle Jiao</summary>
      <indication>An unsettled stomach with distension (a lighter, secondary use)</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
