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Evodia ( 吴茱萸 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Evodia Rutaecarpae
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Wu Zhu Yu
Common
English Name
Evodia Fruit
Part
of Plant Used
Fruit
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid, bitter, slightly toxic
Meridians
Entered
Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat vomiting due to phlegm and cold conditions
in the Stomach with symptoms of nausea, drooling clear or white fluid, headaches,
decreased taste, and sensation of coldness or hernia pain in abdomen (TCM:
interior cold and dampness); vomiting with sour vomitus and symptoms of flank
pain (TCM: rebellious Stomach Qi; cold-damp leg Qi); and cold-related diarrhea
(Spleen and Stomach deficiency; interior cold dampness); also useful in expelling
pinworms and tapeworms.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Disperses cold, alleviates pain, and stops vomiting; redirects rebellious
Qi downward and stops vomiting; warms Spleen, stops diarrhea, and expels
cold dampness.
Common
Formulas Used In
Ilex and Evodia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb where there is a Yin deficiency with heat signs.
Leave Evodia
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