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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:39.464056+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/shui-hong-hua-zi/</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>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">shuĭ hóng huā zĭ</name>
    <name type="chinese">水红花子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Polygoni Orientalis</name>
    <name type="english">princes-feather fruit</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dissipates Blood stasis, breaks up stagnation, tonifies the Spleen and promotes urination</summary>
      <indication>Scrofula</indication>
      <indication>Sores and boils</indication>
      <indication>Stomach ache</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal masses and distension</indication>
      <indication>Poor appetite</indication>
      <indication>Ascites</indication>
      <indication>Acute conjunctivitis</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
