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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-19T20:52:51.677285+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
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  <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">yáng tí</name>
    <name type="chinese">羊蹄</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Rumicis Japonici</name>
    <name type="english">Japanese dock root</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>San Jiao</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat and resolves toxicity</summary>
      <indication>Hair loss (alopecia)</indication>
      <indication>Toxic swellings</indication>
      <indication>Sore throat</indication>
      <indication>Ulceration</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Cools the Blood and stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Bleeding (hemorrhage)</indication>
      <indication>Hemorrhoids</indication>
      <indication>Purpura</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes urination</summary>
      <indication>Jaundice</indication>
      <indication>Edema</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Relieves constipation</summary>
      <indication>Constipation</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills parasites</summary>
      <indication>Scabies</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
