Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Fructus Viticis |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Vitex rotundifolia Linn. 單葉蔓荊 Vitex trifolia Linn 三葉蔓荊 |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | mankeishi |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | manhyongja |
Pron. in Cantonese 粵音﹕ | maan4 ging1 zi2 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | jing zi 荊子 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | vitex fruit |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Shandong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian/ 山東﹐ 江西﹐ 浙江﹐ 福建。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, acrid, slightly cold. 苦，辛﹐微寒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, stomach, bladder. 肝﹐胃﹐膀胱 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | - sedative effect
- inhibit pain
- antipyretic effect
- 鎮靜
- 止痛
- 解熱
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | - cold from exterior, wind-heat dizziness, headache
- migraine headache
- swollen and painful gum
- wind-heat with swollen and painful red eyes, with excessive tears
- 外感風熱頭昏﹐頭痛
- 偏頭痛
- 齒齦腫痛
- 風熱目赤腫痛﹐多淚。
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | Leave and fruits of Vitex rotundifolia contain: | 單葉蔓荊果實和葉含 | | Camphene | 茨烯 | | Flavone | 黃酮 | | Pigments | 色素 | | Vitexicarpin | 蔓荊子黃素 | | Rotundifuran | 蔓荊呋喃 | | Agnuside | 牡荊 | | Artemetin | 青蒿亭 | | vitamin A | 維生素甲 | | Fruits of Vitex trifolia | 三葉蔓荊果實含: | | casticin | 紫花牡荊素 | | α-Pinene | α-蒎烯 | | β-sitosterol- | β-麥胚固醇 | | vitamin A | 維生素甲 |
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | - Decoction: 6 to 12 g, or
- make into alcohol extract.
- External application: smash and apply on affected parts.
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Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | 治清陽不升，目生翳障，耳鳴耳聾﹕益氣聰明湯。
治風濕痺痛﹕姜活勝濕湯。 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | Anti PMS |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Use with care in cases of headache, blurry vision with blood deficient and heat or in cases of pixu (spleen deficient) . 血虛有火之頭痛目眩及脾虛 者慎服。 |