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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:25.089595+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/tian-zhu-huang/</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">tian zhu huang</name>
    <name type="chinese">天竹黄</name>
    <name type="latin">Bambusae Concertio Silicea</name>
    <name type="english">Bamboo Sugar</name>
    <name type="japanese">tenchikuo</name>
    <name type="korean">cheonjukhwang</name>
  </names>
  <category>Cool &amp; Transform Phlegm Heat</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>Gallbladder</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears and transforms Phlegm-Heat</summary>
      <indication>Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs, with sputum that will not come up easily</indication>
      <indication>Cough with chest pain</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, cools the Heart and settles convulsions</summary>
      <indication>Convulsions and spasms, loss of speech or loss of consciousness from Phlegm-Heat</indication>
      <indication>Wind-stroke where Phlegm blocks the throat and rattles</indication>
      <indication>Convulsions and spasms in children from Phlegm-Heat, sometimes with wheezing</indication>
      <indication>Of the bamboo medicinals, the one classically chosen for children, as it is gentler on digestion than bamboo sap</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
