Man Jing Zi Vitex Fruit Seed - Chinese Herbal Medicine
Man Jing Zi Names
- English Name: Vitex Fruit Seed
- Pinyin Name: Man Jing Zi
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Man Jing Zi Cautions
- Avoid in cases of Stomach Qi Deficiency.
- Avoid in headaches or eye problems that arise from yin/blood deficient heat.
Contraindication Notes:
Man Jing Zi Clinical Usages and Indications
- Disperses wind, clears heat - wind-heat especially with headache or eye pain.
- Wind-heat in the liver channel - excessive tearing, red-painful-swollen eyes, floaters.
- Drains damp, expels wind - supporting herb for stiff, numb, cramping, and/or heavy limbs.
Man Jing Zi Dosage and Prep Notes
- Dosage: 6-12g
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Clinician Notes
- Similar to Qing Xiang Zi and Mi Meng Hua in clearing wind-heat but stronger in expelling wind (pungent nature) - for eye issues involving OPI.
- Sheng (unprepared) for dispersing wind/heat and stopping pain; Chao (dry-fried, more common) for headaches involving eyes, watery or blurry eyes.
Man Jing Zi Appears In 2 Formulas
Pian Tou Tong Wan
- Migraine Pills
- Headaches and/or migraines caused by liver yang or liver fire rising.
- Harmonize
- Regulate and Harmonize the Liver and Spleen
Te Xiao Bi Min Gan Wan
- Specially Effective Nasal Allergy Pills
- Generally useful for a range of allergy symptoms - seasonal allergies, rhinitis, sinusitis, dry or watery eyes, sinus headaches, etc. Can be used both as a preventative and as a symptomatic aid for allergies.
- Tonify
- Tonify the Qi
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