Category
Cool
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Viticis Fructus
English Name
Vitex; Chaste Tree Berry
Dosage
6-12g
Entering Channels
LV
Flavor
acrid
Temperature
cool
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Traditionally, it is not to be combined with the Aconitum family or with Gypsum fibrosum.
Actions & Indications:
- Disperses wind and clears heat: for externally-contracted wind-heat, especially when the major complaint is headache or eye pain.
- Clears and benefits the head and eyes: for Liver channel wind-heat manifesting as excessive tearing, red, painful or swollen eyes, or spots in front of the eyes.
- Drains dampnes and expels wind: as an ausiliary herb for wind-dampness in the limbs causing stiffness, numbess, cramping or heaviness.
