Herb
Vitex Fruit (Man jing zi)
蔓荆子man jing zi
1 sourceFructus Viticis
Dispels wind-heat from the head and clears the eyes, and relieves wind headache and dizziness.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·木部·蔓荆·主治（《本经》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：《本经》载蔓荆实主筋骨间寒热、湿痹拘挛、明目坚齿、利九窍、去白虫，久服轻身耐老；《别录》风头痛、脑鸣、目泪出、益气；甄权谓治贼风、长髭发；张元素谓太阳头痛、头沉昏闷、除目暗、散风邪、止目睛内痛。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《本经》实；《别录》谓辛、平温）；张元素谓味辛温、气清、阳中之阴，入太阳经。·Meridians: 膀胱（足太阳）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·蔓荆（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·蔓荆·实·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·蔓荆·气味（元素·入太阳经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·蔓荆·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·蔓荆·主治（《别录》·风头痛）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·蔓荆·主治（元素·太阳头痛）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·蔓荆·气味（元素·胃虚不可服）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.