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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:44.047195+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">ze lan</name>
    <name type="chinese">泽兰</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Lycopi</name>
    <name type="english">bugleweed</name>
    <name type="japanese">takuran</name>
    <name type="korean">taekran</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis and regulates menstruation</summary>
      <indication>Blood stasis obstructing the periods, which may be irregular, painful or absent</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain after childbirth from Blood stasis, with retained lochia</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Reduces swelling and disperses masses</summary>
      <indication>Pain and swelling from abscesses, sores, bruising or traumatic injury, used internally and topically</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes urination and disperses swelling</summary>
      <indication>Generalised or facial edema, as a supporting herb</indication>
      <indication>Edema after childbirth</indication>
      <indication>Painful or dribbling urination after childbirth, as a supporting herb</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
