Herb

Shi zhu yu (a prickly-ash)

食茱萸shi zhu yu
1 sourceZanthoxylum ailanthoides Siebold & Zucc.

Recorded as similar to evodia but milder, especially useful for water-qi; warms the centre, dries damp, relieves cold abdominal pain and checks vomiting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·味·食茱萸·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：功同吴茱萸，力少劣尔，疗水气用之佳；治心腹冷气痛、止呕逆、温中燥湿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，大热，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·食茱萸·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·食茱萸·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·食茱萸·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.