Puncturevine Fruit Classic Formulas

Primary Actions

Pacifies the Liver and subdues rising yang - Ci Ji Li is widely used for headache, dizziness, irritability, and upward-rushing Liver activity.
Soothes Liver qi and relieves constraint - it appears when emotional stagnation creates chest or rib-side discomfort, breast distention, or pressure headaches.
Dispels wind and brightens the eyes - traditional use includes red, painful, itchy, or visually obscured eyes linked to Liver channel disturbance.
Stops itching - it is commonly added for urticaria, pruritic eruptions, and skin disorders where wind is considered the main pathogen.

Liver-constraint formulas pair Ci Ji Li with Chai Hu or Xiang Fu for headache, breast distention, and emotional stagnation.
Eye-focused formulas combine it with Ju Hua or Jue Ming Zi when Liver heat, wind, or rising yang affects vision.
Skin and itching formulas pair it with Fang Feng, Chan Tui, or other wind-dispelling herbs for urticaria and diffuse pruritus.

Me and Qi presents Ji Li as a Liver-focused herb that calms yang, soothes constraint, brightens the eyes, and relieves itching.
Traditional herbology repeatedly warns not to confuse Tribulus fruit with Sha Yuan Ji Li, whose action is tonic and securing rather than dispersing and Liver-soothing.