click for site front page


Vitex
Botanical name
Vitex rotundifolia
Family
Verbenaceae
Pin yin name
Man Jing Zi
Pin yin description
Man refers to a creeping plant that grows wildly in the fields; jing means thorn or bramble; zi means fruits; hence, the fruit of the creeping bramble
Other common names
Round-leaf Vitex, Chinese Chasteberry, Shrub Chastetree
Part used
Fruit
(collected in autumn when the fruit is ripe)
Taste
Pungent, Bitter
Nature
Neutral
Traditional Chinese uses
Resolve the exterior, dispel wind-heat, clear the head and eyes
Traditional Chinese applications
Headache due to wind-heat; congestion, swelling, pain, profuse tears of the eyes due to wind-heat; dizziness
Possible unwanted effects
None known
Herb drug interactions
None reported
TCM and other contraindications
Yin or blood deficiency; stomach qi deficiency
Formulas
Ginseng and Vitex +6 (Older)
Author
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine
Last updated
19 Sept 2002



© 2006 Sen - traditional Chinese medicine (tcm). All Rights Reserved.