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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-19T20:52:51.378763+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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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">ye ju hua</name>
    <name type="chinese">野菊花</name>
    <name type="latin">Flos Chrysanthemi Indici</name>
    <name type="english">Wild Chrysanthemum Flower</name>
    <name type="japanese">nogikuka</name>
    <name type="korean">yagukhwa</name>
  </names>
  <category>Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Drains Fire and resolves toxicity</summary>
      <indication>Sore, swollen throat from Fire toxin</indication>
      <indication>Furuncles, deep-rooted boils, carbuncles and other sores (Chuang Yong)</indication>
      <indication>Scrofula and goiter</indication>
      <indication>Eczema and itching, taken internally or applied as an external wash or poultice</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Liver Heat and Wind-Fire</summary>
      <indication>Red eyes and blurred vision from Liver Wind with Fire</indication>
      <indication>Red, painful eyes and headache from Liver Heat rising</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
