Shrub Chaste Tree Fruit
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TMPW No.：3548 |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Viticis Fructus |
| Botanical source: Family name | Vervenaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Vitex rotundifolia Linné filius (IPNI:865973-1) - Vitex trifolia Linné (IPNI:866039-1) |
| Part used | Fruit |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is large and fresh. (NI) |
| Constituents | Monoterpenoids: α-Pinene, Camphene, Terpineol acetylester Diterpenoids: Diterpene alcohol Vitamin A derivatives (Retinoids): Vitamin A Flavones & Flavonols: Vitexicarpin Alkaloids: Vitricine |
| Pharmacological effects | Sedative and analgesic action |
| Indications | As a tranquilizer, painkiller and antiinflammatory, it is used for headache, cold and arthralgia. It is used as a bath agent in folk. |
| Diseases | Common cold, Headache, Vertigo, Red eye, Eye pain, Swelling and pain of the root of tooth, Swelling and pain of joint, Twitch of the muscles |
| Formulas | jijinmeimokuto , seijokentsuto , senkanmeimokuto |
| Meridian tropism | Liver, Urinary bladder, Lung |
| Property | Slightly cold |
| Flavor | Bitter, Acrid/pungent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Superior |
| TCM: Classification | Diaphoretics |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To dispel wind-heat from the head and eyes. For headache in upper respiratory infection, painful swelling of the gums, inflammation of the eye with lacrimation, blurring of vision and dizziness. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese standards for non-pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2018. |
| References | NI: N. Isshiki, Methods of Quality Evaluation and Preparation of Wakan-yaku, Tohodo Shoten, Tokyo, 1987. |
