Man Jing Zi
| Man Jing Zi in TCM:Explore the properties of Man Jing Zi according to Chinese Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: vitex, chastetree fruit, three-leaf chastetree fruit
Pharmacuetical Name: Fructus Viticis
Properties: acrid, bitter, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: ST, UB, LV
Flavors: bitter, pungent
Special Properties: clears heat, disperses wind, alleviates bi syndrome
Actions / Indications:
- Dispels W/H (wind-heat headache, dizziness,
swollen gums; also for wind-cold headaches
when used in combination)
- Clears head and eyes (wind-heat caused red, swollen,
painful eyes, excessive tearing: pterygium; spots in front of eyes)
- Dispels wind; stops pain (arthritis, painful joints,
bi syndrome: stiff limbs; numbness, cramping, heaviness)
Special Notes:
- Man Jing Zi and Tian Ma both treat wind
headache, but Man Jing Zi is more for wind-heat invasion whereas Tian
Ma is more for internal liver wind.
Contraindications:- (cc: yin or blood deficient headaches or eye problems)
- (cc: yang rising)
- (cc: stomach qi deficiency - according to some sources)
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