Evodia Fruit Wu Zhu Yu 500g Dried Tetradium ruticarpum Traditional TCM Herb for Tea and Wine Infusion

Evodia Fruit, known in TCM as Wu Zhu Yu (吴茱萸), is the dried fruit of Tetradium ruticarpum, naturally sun-dried for herbal use. In TCM theory it is pungent, bitter, and warm, traditionally associated with the liver, spleen, and stomach channels. This 500g batch is supplied as a raw botanical for tea, wine infusion, and external applications. Special populations should avoid consumption and use should follow professional guidance.

Key Selling Points

• Single-ingredient dried Evodia Fruit with no additives
• Botanical source Tetradium ruticarpum, known in TCM as Wu Zhu Yu
• Naturally sun-dried whole fruits suitable for tea and wine infusion
• Sourced from Jiangxi, a recognized growing region for this herb
• 500g bulk pack suited to regular herbal preparation

Quality & Sensory

Typically small dark brown to blackish-brown fruits with a slightly rough surface and fine hairs. The aroma is characteristically strong and pungent, and the taste is distinctly bitter and acrid when brewed or decocted.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into traditional herbal decoctions
• Steeped as a small amount in herbal tea blends
• Infused in wine as a traditional herbal preparation
• Used in external foot soak or compress applications

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Wu Zhu Yu is traditionally associated with dispersing cold, descending counterflow, and soothing the liver and stomach. It has long been paired with herbs such as dried ginger and dang gui in classic decoctions, and small quantities are traditionally added to herbal teas or wine infusions. It is also a familiar ingredient in folk foot-soak blends during cold seasons.

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