Shrub Chastetree Fruit … Classic Formulas
Man Jing Zi · Fructus Viticis
Primary Actions
- Disperses wind-heat from the head and face, making it a classic herb for headache, head wind, dizziness, and heaviness affecting the upper body.
- Clears and benefits the eyes in red, swollen, painful, or tearing eye presentations tied to wind-heat or Liver-channel disturbance.
- Dispels wind and relieves pain, especially for lateral or frontal headache and some damp-obstruction pain patterns reaching the head.
Classic Formulas
- Wind-heat headache combinations with Bo He, Ju Hua, or Chuan Xiong ... the classic head-and-eye pattern for Man Jing Zi.
- Eye-support formulas with Ju Hua and Jue Ming Zi ... traditional pairings when red painful eyes accompany exterior wind or Liver heat.
- Exterior-release combinations for headache and early upper-respiratory patterns ... especially when the pathogen rises to the head.
Classical Text References
- Traditional herbology describes Man Jing Zi as pungent, bitter, and slightly cool, entering the Bladder, Liver, and Stomach.
- Its best-known actions are dispersing wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, and relieving headache.
- Classic sources often note that the herb rises upward and therefore specializes in disorders above the neck.