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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:35.459326+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">wu zhu yu</name>
    <name type="chinese">吴茱萸</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Evodiae</name>
    <name type="english">Evodia Fruit</name>
    <name type="japanese">goshuyu</name>
    <name type="korean">osuyu</name>
  </names>
  <category>Warm Interior, Expel Cold</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, moves Liver Qi and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Stomach or Liver channel invaded by Cold or Phlegm, with vertex headache, nausea and epigastric pain, drooling, loss of taste, a pale tongue, and a pulse that is wiry or weak</indication>
      <indication>Cold bulging disorders along the course of the Liver channel</indication>
      <indication>Painful periods</indication>
      <indication>Flank pain</indication>
      <indication>Liver and Stomach disharmony</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Spreads Liver Qi, directs rebellious Qi downward and stops vomiting</summary>
      <indication>Vomiting and sour regurgitation, adaptable to Hot or Cold patterns by its combining herbs</indication>
      <indication>Nausea and vomiting from Liver and Stomach disharmony</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Warms the Spleen and Kidneys, stops diarrhea and expels Damp-Cold</summary>
      <indication>Daybreak diarrhea from Yang deficiency of the Spleen and Kidneys</indication>
      <indication>Damp-Cold Leg Qi</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Leads Fire downward</summary>
      <indication>Sores of the mouth and tongue, with the powder mixed into vinegar and applied to the soles of the feet</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
