- Region
- Asia
- Origin
- Asia (China)
Asia · Herb · № 336
Tetradium ruticarpum (syn. Evodia rutaecarpa)
Herb · Asia
Evodia fruit (wu zhu yu)
Tetradium ruticarpum (syn. Evodia rutaecarpa)
Traditionally attributed effects: pain-relieving, antibacterial, warming, stimulating.
Safety notes
Traditional use is no proof of effectiveness; if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult a doctor or pharmacist.
Cautions by tradition (1)
- Chinese materia medica: Slightly toxic and drying: not with yin deficiency and not for long periods. Traditionally not with dan shen.
Preparation
Fruit.
Use in traditions
Described in herbal medicine (Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic). Wu zhu yu warms the stomach and liver and is the chief herb of Wu Zhu Yu Tang (Japanese: Goshuyuto), which is used for migraine and vomiting with cold. At the Double Ninth Festival people carried sachets of evodia against illness.
Applications
Use by tradition
How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.
Herbal medicine worldwide
Attributed effects
Pain-relieving, antibacterial, warming, stimulating.
Preparation and amount
Fruit.
Chinese materia medica
- Nature and taste
- pungent, bitter, hot
- Meridians
- liver, spleen, kidney, stomach
Attributed effects
Warms the middle, expels cold and relieves pain in headache at the crown with vomiting, cold stomach pain and diarrhoea on waking from cold, and makes rebellious energy descend in nausea, vomiting and heartburn from disharmony between liver and stomach.
Preparation and amount
Traditional dosage: 3–6 g a day, usually in a decoction.
Combinations
- With ginseng and fresh ginger in wu zhu yu tang for headache with vomiting
- With huang lian for heartburn from liver heat
Caution: Slightly toxic and drying: not with yin deficiency and not for long periods. Traditionally not with dan shen.
- Ways to prepare herbs
- Decoction
- Formulas
- Wen jing tangWu zhu yu tang