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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:53.074463+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">Shi Jian Chuan</name>
    <name type="chinese">石见穿</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Salviae Chinensis</name>
    <name type="english">Chinese sage</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>Pericardium</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates, cools and nourishes the Blood and calms the Shen</summary>
      <indication>Uterine bleeding</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain after menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Amenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain after childbirth</indication>
      <indication>Joint pain from Wind-Damp</indication>
      <indication>Various cancers</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, promotes urination, dissipates nodules and reduces swelling</summary>
      <indication>Bone pain</indication>
      <indication>Abscesses and carbuncles</indication>
      <indication>Scrofula</indication>
      <indication>Swellings</indication>
      <indication>Hepatitis</indication>
      <indication>Difficulty swallowing</indication>
      <indication>Asthma with excessive Phlegm</indication>
      <indication>Vaginal discharge tinged red</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
