Shrub Chastetree Leaf Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Releases the exterior and disperses wind, especially in folk and regional use for early wind-cold patterns with body aches, headache, or lingering upper-respiratory obstruction.
Transforms phlegm and relieves cough or wheezing when dampness and phlegm burden the Lung.
Reduces swelling and relieves pain in local-use traditions for bruising, minor traumatic pain, and inflammatory swellings.

Leaf-decoction and powder traditions for cough, wheezing, and exterior wind patterns ... a more regional-use lane than the famous fruit formulas.
Combined respiratory use with phlegm-transforming herbs ... the common practical setup when Man Jing Ye is used internally.
Poultice, wash, or injury-support preparations ... traditional external logic for swelling and pain.

Wikibooks and regional materia medica listings place Man Jing Ye under Folium Viticis and describe it as a wind-dispersing leaf medicine rather than a simple synonym of the fruit.
Formula and folk-use references connect the leaf with cough, asthma, and wind-cold body pain, showing a different practical emphasis from Man Jing Zi.
Because source traditions vary, this page stays conservative and reflects the broader Vitex leaf lane instead of overstating a fully standardized pharmacopeial profile.