Yellow Vitex Leaf (Vitex negundo)

黄荆叶huáng jīng yèHuangjingye

Vitex negundo · Plant

Vitex negundo
Photo: Doronenko, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May affect hormone levels; avoid with hormone-sensitive conditions; may interact with hormone therapy; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Yellow Vitex Leaf for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Common ColdDysenteryJaundiceMalariaPainful Swelling From Knocks & FallsRheumatismScab & LichenSore & Welling AbscessSummerheat StrokeVomiting & Diarrhea

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Yellow Vitex Leaf does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ExteriorResolve Toxin & Disinhibit Damp

Other entries for Vitex negundo

Chaste Tree Leaf 牡荆叶Chaste Tree 蔓荆