Evodia rutaecarpa  吳 茱 萸 Wú zhū yú   Evodia fruit, Stinky pepperweed   Family: Rutaceae     
Nature- hot, warm   FLAVOR: Pungent, bitter, acrid  CHANNELS: Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney  TOXICITY: Slightly toxic.[2]
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
1. Warm interior.
2. Disperse Liver Qi congestion. Relieve pain.[3]
3. Corrects energy and loosens and congestion.[1] Descend Energy.[3]
INDICATIONS
1. Commly used herb for Cold deficiency conditions:[3] Cold abdominal pain. Abdominal pain.[1,3] Chronic hernia pain in groin area-(if not acute hernia probably caused by Cold).[3] Acid reflux, dry vomiting, cold in limbs. Rib pain. T- pale coated. P- slow.
2. Gastroenteritis.[1] Vomiting, diarrhea, inguinal pain. Chronic gastritis, ulcers.[3]
3. Hiccup, acid reflux.
4. Beriberi.[1] Edema.[1]
5. Period pain. Post partum hot pains.[1]
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Hot S/S. Pregnancy. Overuse causes dryness in throat.[3]
PATENT COMBINATIONS
PREPARATIONS: Decoction. Near ripe fruits 3-6 g each dose.[1,2]

HABITAT: Found growing wild or cultivated on uplands.
DESCRIPTION: Small deciduous tree up to 8 m in height. Young branches; purplish brown. Leaves; opposite, oddly pinnate compound, leaflets 5 to 9, oval-ovate, apexes acute, bases cuneate, margins intact. Blooms; in summer, small yellowish-white terminal flowes appearing to form cymose inflorescences. Capsule; flat and globose, purplish-red when ripe. Seeds; black.
References
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