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Evodiae Radix
Evodia root
吴茱萸根 〔吳茱萸根〕 wú zhū yú gēn
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth.; Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth. var. officinalis (Dode) Huang; Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth. var. bodinieri (Dode) Huang. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin in unofficial sources: Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth.*; Evodia officinalis Dode [= E. rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth. var. officinalis (Dode) Huang]; Evodia rutaecarpa Benth. var. bodinieri (Dode) Huang*; Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth. var. officinalis (Dode) Huang*
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Acrid and bitter*; hot*; nontoxic*.
Actions and indications: Moves qì and warms the centers; kills worms. Treats cold pain in the stomach duct and abdomen; diarrhea; dysentery; wind-cold headache; lumbar pain; mounting qì (shàn qì); amenorrhea with pain; enterobiasis.
Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g) or use in pills and powders.
See: Wú zhū yú (吴茱萸 Evodiae Fructus, evodia [fruit])
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