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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/xiang-yuan/</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">Xiang Yuan</name>
    <name type="chinese">香橼</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Citri</name>
    <name type="english">Citron</name>
    <name type="japanese">koen</name>
    <name type="korean">hyangyeon</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Transforms Phlegm and stops cough</summary>
      <indication>Cough with copious phlegm</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Moves Qi, awakens the Spleen and harmonises the Middle Jiao</summary>
      <indication>Qi stagnation of the Liver, Spleen and Stomach with epigastric distension and pain</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Soothes and regulates Liver Qi and stops pain</summary>
      <indication>Distension and pain of the chest and flanks from Liver Qi stagnation</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Descends and drains to reduce Phlegm and stop cough</summary>
      <indication>Copious phlegm with coughing and a stifling feeling in the chest</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
