Traditional Chinese Medicine/Man Jing Zi

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

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)

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