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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:28.166333+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">tu niu xi</name>
    <name type="chinese">土牛膝</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Achyranthis Terrena</name>
    <name type="english">Achyranthis Root</name>
    <name type="japanese">dogoshitsu</name>
    <name type="korean">touseul</name>
  </names>
  <category>Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Drains Fire and resolves toxicity</summary>
      <indication>Sore, swollen throat; its main use</indication>
      <indication>Diphtheria and pneumonia, for which the record says it was thought especially effective</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat toxin from the skin</summary>
      <indication>Abscesses and skin sores</indication>
      <indication>Snakebite, applied traditionally to ease its effects</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates Blood</summary>
      <indication>Amenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Dysmenorrhea</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
