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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:21.122077+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">wei ling xian</name>
    <name type="chinese">威灵仙</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Clematidis</name>
    <name type="english">Chinese clematis root</name>
    <name type="japanese">ireisen</name>
    <name type="korean">wiryeongseon</name>
  </names>
  <category>Dispel Wind Damp</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Bladder</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Damp, unblocks the channels and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp Bi with joint pain, aching muscles, numbness and stiffness, especially in the lower back and legs</indication>
      <indication>Bi affecting the whole body</indication>
      <indication>Stubborn Bi obstructing Qi and Blood</indication>
      <indication>Pain from obstruction of the channels</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Softens and dissolves fish bones</summary>
      <indication>A fish bone stuck in the throat (a traditional use)</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Reduces Phlegm and water accumulation and regulates urination</summary>
      <indication>Fullness and accumulation in the Middle Jiao</indication>
      <indication>Digestive complaints from Cold Phlegm</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
