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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:54.285857+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">su mu</name>
    <name type="chinese">苏木</name>
    <name type="latin">Lignum Sappan</name>
    <name type="english">Sappan Wood</name>
    <name type="japanese">soboku</name>
    <name type="korean">somok</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, reduces swelling, opens the channels and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Blood stasis causing amenorrhea or abdominal pain after childbirth, with fixed, stabbing lower abdominal pain</indication>
      <indication>Swelling and pain from Blood stasis after falls, fractures, bruising or sprains; used internally and topically</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Heavy bleeding after childbirth</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
