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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:22.56476+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">shi jun zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">使君子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Quisqualis</name>
    <name type="english">fructus quisqualis</name>
    <name type="japanese">shikunshi</name>
    <name type="korean">saguncha</name>
  </names>
  <category>Kill Parasites</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills parasites</summary>
      <indication>Roundworm above all, and pinworm; may be used on its own</indication>
      <indication>Threadworm and hookworm</indication>
      <indication>Scabies</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Strengthens the Spleen, dissolves accumulations and improves digestion</summary>
      <indication>Childhood nutritional impairment (Gan Ji) with poor appetite, abdominal distension, emaciation, a sallow complexion or a weak constitution, often with parasites</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
