Wu Tian
English Name: Vitex root and leaves
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix et Folium Viticis Quinatae
Medica Category: Wind-Heat Releasing Herbs
Properties: Wu Tian enters the Lung channel; it is sweet, acrid, and bland in nature and cold in temperature.
What is Wu Tian?:
The Chinese Herb Wu Tian is the dried leaves and roots of vitex (Vitex Quintana).
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic Actions of Wu Tian:
Wu Tian clears Lung heat and cools the blood and is used to treat cough from Lung heat with blood in the sputum (hemoptysis).