Herb

Mu jing (Vitex)

牡荆mu jing
1 sourceVitex negundo var. cannabifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.

Recorded for clearing bone heat and freeing stomach qi, and the seed transforms phlegm, calms cough and rectifies qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·牡荆·主治

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：主除骨间寒热，通利胃气，止咳逆下气；牡荆子化痰止咳、理气；叶祛风解表。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·牡荆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·牡荆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·牡荆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.