Manjingzi is the dried ripened fruit of vitex trifolia L. simplicifolia Cham. or Vitex trifolia L., pertaining to Verbenaceae. It is colleted in fall when the fruit is ripe. After the impurities are removed, it is sun dried. The raw form is used or after stir-baked.
[ Medicinal Properties ]: Pungent, bitter and slightly cold; relate to bladder, liver and stomach meridians.
[ Medicinal Efficacies ]: Disperse wind-heat; clear head and eyes.
[ Usage and Dosage ]: 5-9 g. It is decocted in water or soaked in wine for oral administration. Also it is used in pills and powder.
[ Clinical Applications ]: 1. External contraction of wind heat, dizziness and headache Manjingzi treats cold due to wind-heat, with dizziness and headache, in combination with Bohe and Juhua.
2.Reddish and swollen eyes wit pain It is indicated for wind-heat up attacking, manifesting as reddish and swollen eyes with pain, blurred vision and tearing, usually in combination with Juhua, Chantui and Baijili.
Also it can dispel wind and stop pain to treat arthralgic pain due to wind-damp with convulsion of body and limbs.
蔓荆子为马鞭草科植物单叶蔓荆Vitex trifolia L.var. simplicifolia Cham.或蔓荆Vitex trifolia L.的干燥成熟果实。单叶蔓荆主产于山东、江西、浙江、福建等省;蔓荆主产于广东、广西等省区。秋季果实成熟时采收,除去杂质,晒干。生用或炒用。