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Pharmaceutical name:
英文藥名﹕ |
Fructus Viticis |
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Botanical name:
學名﹕ |
Vitex rotundifolia Linn. 單葉蔓荊
Vitex trifolia Linn 三葉蔓荊 |
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Pron. in Japanese:
日語發音﹕ |
mankeishi |
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Pron. in Korean:
韓語發音﹕ |
manhyongja |
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Pron. in Cantonese:
粵音﹕ |
man keng ji |
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Other Names:
別名﹕ |
jing zi 荊子 |
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Common Name:
英文名﹕ |
vitex fruit |
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Distribution:
產地﹕ |
Shandong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian/
山東﹐ 江西﹐ 浙江﹐ 福建。 |
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Properties
(characteristics)﹕
性味﹕ |
bitter, acrid, slightly cold.
苦,辛﹐微寒。 |
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Channels (meridians)
entered:
歸經﹕ |
liver, stomach, bladder.
肝﹐胃﹐膀胱 |
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Medical functions:
藥理﹕ |
- sedative effect
- inhibit pain
- antipyretic effect
- 鎮靜
- 止痛
- 解熱
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Actions & Indications:
主治﹕ |
cold from exterior, wind-heat dizziness, headache
migraine headache
swollen and painful gum
wind-heat with swollen and painful red eyes, with
excessive tears
- 外感風熱頭昏﹐頭痛
- 偏頭痛
- 齒齦腫痛
- 風熱目赤腫痛﹐多淚。
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Chemical ingredients:
化學成份﹕ |
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Leave and fruits of Vitex rotundifolia contain: |
單葉蔓荊果實和葉含 |
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Camphene |
茨烯 |
| Flavone |
黃酮 |
| Pigments |
色素 |
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Vitexicarpin |
蔓荊子黃素 |
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Rotundifuran |
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Agnuside |
牡荊 |
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Artemetin |
青蒿亭 |
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vitamin A |
維生素甲 |
| Fruits of
Vitex trifolia |
三葉蔓荊果實含: |
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casticin |
紫花牡荊素 |
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α-Pinene |
α-蒎烯 |
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β-sitosterol- |
β-麥胚固醇 |
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vitamin A |
維生素甲 |
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Dosage:
用量﹕ |
- Decoction: 6 to 12 g, or
- make into alcohol extract.
- External application: smash and apply on
affected parts.
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Samples
of formulae
:處方舉例﹕ |
治清陽不升,目生翳障,耳鳴耳聾﹕益氣聰明湯。
治風濕痺痛﹕姜活勝濕湯。 |
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Modern Research:
現代研究﹕ |
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Toxicity & Cautions:
毒素與禁忌﹕ |
Use with care in cases of headache, blurry vision with
blood deficient and heat or in
cases of
pixu (spleen deficient)
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血虛有火之頭痛目眩及脾虛
者慎服。 |