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Traditional Chinese Medicine/Man Jing Zi
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Name Means:
Man-to spread
Jing-Brambles/thorns
Zi-Seeds
English Name:
Vitex fruit
Chinese Name:
蔓荆子 (Pinyin: màn jīng zĭ)
Latin Name:
Fructus Viticis Y. Hua, H.-L. Xina, Q.-Y. Zhanga, H.-C. Zhenga, K. Rahmanb, L.-P. Qina. "Anti-nociceptive and anti-hyperprolactinemia activities of Fructus Viticis and its effective fractions and chemical constituents", Phytomedicine, Volume 14, Issue 10, Pages 668-674 (15 October 2007)
Taste & Temperature:
../Xin-Spicy/
../Ku-Bitter/
../Liang-Cool/
Channels:
Foot Tai Yang of Urinary Bladder
Foot Jue Yin of Liver
Foot Yang Ming of Stomach
Actions & Indications:
disperses Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool)
clears head & eyes
drains Damp & expels Wind
Contraindication:
Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
Caution:
Yin deficiency syndrome
Blood deficiency
chronic skin infection
headache or eye problem due to Blood or Yin deficiency
Stomach Qi deficiency
Antagonize:
../Wu Tou/
../Shi Gao/
Dosage:
2-4 qian (6-12 grams)
back to:
../Xin Liang Jie Biao/
../TCM Materia Medica/
Notes