Tribulus Fruit … Classic Formulas
Bai Ji Li · Fructus Tribuli
Primary Actions
- Pacifies the Liver and subdues rising Yang ... Bai Ji Li is used for headache, dizziness, irritability, and upward-surging Liver activity.
- Soothes constrained Liver qi ... it is chosen for rib-side discomfort, breast distention, and pressure-type headache when stagnation and irritability coexist.
- Dispels wind, brightens the eyes, and relieves itching ... traditional use extends to red painful eyes, blurred vision, and diffuse itchy eruptions.
Classic Formulas
- Liver-constraint formulas with Chai Hu or Xiang Fu ... common strategy for breast distention, pressure headache, and emotional frustration.
- Eye-focused combinations with Ju Hua or Jue Ming Zi ... used when Liver heat, wind, or rising Yang affects vision.
- Wind-itching formulas with Fang Feng or Chan Tui ... practical pairing logic for urticaria and diffuse pruritus.
Classical Text References
- Traditional materia medica treats Bai Ji Li as a Tribulus fruit lane that calms rising Liver activity, moves constrained qi, brightens the eyes, and relieves itching.
- Its difference from Ji Li is usually a trade and preparation distinction rather than a radically different therapeutic family.