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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:15.276455+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/ye-jiao-teng/</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">ye jiao teng</name>
    <name type="chinese">夜交藤</name>
    <name type="latin">Caulis Polygoni Multiflori</name>
    <name type="english">caulis polygoni multiflori</name>
    <name type="japanese">yakoto</name>
    <name type="korean">yagyodeung</name>
  </names>
  <category>Nourish Heart, Calm Spirit</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Heart Blood and Yin and calms the Spirit</summary>
      <indication>Insomnia and irritability from deficient Heart Yin or Heart Blood</indication>
      <indication>Restless sleep full of dreams, for which it is especially suited</indication>
      <indication>Palpitations from Blood or Yin deficiency</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Blood and the sinews, unblocks the channels and dispels Wind-Damp</summary>
      <indication>Aches, soreness, numbness and general weakness of the body when Blood is deficient</indication>
      <indication>Aching back and limbs from Wind-Damp Bi</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind and stops itching (external)</summary>
      <indication>Used as an external wash for itching, rashes and hives when Wind combines with deficient Blood</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Astringes sweating</summary>
      <indication>Excessive or spontaneous sweating from deficiency</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
