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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">xiang fu</name>
    <name type="chinese">香附</name>
    <name type="latin">Rhizoma Cyperi</name>
    <name type="english">Cyperus</name>
    <name type="japanese">kobu</name>
    <name type="korean">hyangbu</name>
  </names>
  <category>Regulate Qi</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>San Jiao</channel>
    <channel>Gallbladder</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Spreads and regulates Liver Qi</summary>
      <indication>Liver Qi stagnation with pain under the ribs and distension of the epigastrium and abdomen</indication>
      <indication>Frustration, mood swings, frequent sighing, a congested chest and poor appetite from Liver Qi stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Liver and Spleen disharmony</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Regulates menstruation and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Painful or irregular periods and other gynaecological disorders arising from Liver Qi stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Breast distension</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
