Herb

Evodia (Wu zhu yu)

吴茱萸wu zhu yu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFructus Evodiae

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Warms the centre and downbears qi to relieve cold pain, checks acid regurgitation and vomiting, and dispels cold-damp. Recorded as toxic.

Used in 4 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·主治（《本经》）

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：《本经》载吴茱萸温中下气、止痛、除湿血痹、逐风邪、开腠理、咳逆寒热；《别录》利五脏、去痰冷逆气、饮食不消、心腹诸冷绞痛；甄权谓霍乱转筋、胃冷吐泻腹痛、产后心痛、杀三虫；李时珍谓开郁化滞、治吞酸、厥阴痰涎头痛、阴毒腹痛、疝气血痢。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有小毒（《本经》；甄权谓辛、苦、大热、有毒）；王好古谓入足太阴经血分、少阴、厥阴经气分。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 肾（足少阴）, 肝（足厥阴）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·味类·吴茱萸（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·气味（《本经》·有小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·气味（好古·入足太阴少阴厥阴）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·主治（时珍·治吞酸）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·气味（思邈·多食伤神）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·吴茱萸·发明（杲·不宜多用损元气）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.