Chinese name:

Source:

Vitis Fructus - fruit 

Nature:

• cooling (balanced, warm, yin in yang)

Taste:

• pungent, bitter

Tropism:

• liver, lung, stomach, urinary bladder (spleen)

Direction of action:

• sinking

Effects:

• disperses wind (hot)

• clears vision
• treats Bi

Dosage:

• 5 – 10 g, standard 6 g

Contraindications:

• stomach deficiency, eye problems and headaches caused by fire due to blood deficiency, painful blockages and spasms