Vitex negundo

Vitex negundo
Family:Vitex negundo; Antibacterial; Antitumor; Astringent; Expectorant; Febrifuge; Sedative; Tonic; Vermifuge.
Common name:Huang ping
This species is widely used in Chinese herbal medicine it is the second most important treatment for chronic bronchitis. (The sub-species V. negundo cannabifolia (Sieb.&Zucc.)Hand-Mazz. is used.) The leaves are astringent febrifuge sedative tonic and vermifuge. They are useful in dispersing swellings of the joints from acute rheumatism and of the testes from suppressed gonorrhoea. The juice of the leaves is used for removing foetid discharges and worms from ulcers whilst an oil prepared with the leaf juice is applied to sinuses and scrofulous sores.They are harvested in early summer and used fresh or dried. A decoction of the stems is used in the treatment of burns and scalds. The dried fruit is vermifuge. The fruit is also used in the treatment of angina colds coughs rheumatic difficulties etc. The fresh berries are pounded to a pulp and used in the form of a tincture for the relief of paralysis pains in the limbs weakness etc. The root is expectorant febrifuge and tonic. It is used in the treatment of colds and rheumatic ailments. It is harvested in late summer and autumn and dried for later use. The plant is said to be a malarial preventative and is also used in the treatment of bacterial dysentery - extracts of the leaves have shown bactericidal and antitumor activity.

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