HERB FORMULAS

MAN JING ZI SAN - 蔓荆子散 - VITEX POWDER

English: Vitex Powder
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi 12g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, dispels Wind-Heat in the Liver channel and clears and benefits the head and eyes.
Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi 12g Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough, calms wheezing, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Poria Rubra Chi Fu Ling 12g Clears Dampness and Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Sheng Ma, cools Heat in the Lungs and Stomach.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis,clears Heat, cools the Blood and relieves pain.
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 9g Disperses Wind, clears Heat and detoxifies.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 9g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops cough.
Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu 9g Expels Wind-Heat, expels Phlegm and descends Qi.
Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma 6g Releases the exterior, clears Heat and relieves toxicity.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 6g Promotes urination.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind
  • Clears Heat
  • Opens the ears

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Inflammation of throat and/or tongue
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Exudate or suppuration from the ears
  • Fever and chills with more fever than chills
  • Sweating or
  • Absence of sweating
  • Cough with sticky yellow sputum
  • Aversion to Wind and Heat
  • Yellow nasal discharge
  • Thirst with desire for cold drinks
  • Headache
  • General bodily soreness and malaise
  • Throat is red
  • Nasal obstruction
  • The tonsils are swollen and engorged but without any particular pus spots
  • Red bumps around mouth and lips (herpes simplex)
  • Sore, swollen throat
  • Dyspnea
  • Chest pain
  • Dry mouth
  • Rapid breathing
  • Maybe constipation
  • Maybe scanty urine
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Thin and yellow
  • P: Floating and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For fever and ear pain: For neck, shoulder and upper back pain:
+ 12g Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye + 12g Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen
+ 12g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen For sudden deafness:
    - Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
    - Poria Rubra Chi Fu Ling
    - Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
    - Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
    - Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong
    + 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
    + 10g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
    + 10g Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi
    + 10g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
    + 10g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
    + 10g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
    + 10g Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu