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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:59.322478+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">zhū shā gēn</name>
    <name type="chinese">朱砂根</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Ardisiae Crenatae</name>
    <name type="english">coral ardisia root</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, invigorates Blood and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Acute pharyngitis and laryngitis</indication>
      <indication>Tonsillitis</indication>
      <indication>Diphtheria</indication>
      <indication>Erysipelas</indication>
      <indication>Lymphadenitis</indication>
      <indication>Coughing blood from internal damage and overexertion</indication>
      <indication>Chest and abdominal pain linked to nervous tension</indication>
      <indication>Bone pain from Wind-Damp</indication>
      <indication>Internal and external injury</indication>
      <indication>Common cold</indication>
      <indication>Painful, swollen gums</indication>
      <indication>Eczema</indication>
      <indication>Excess Heat in the Lungs and Stomach</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
