Evodia Fruit Wu Zhu Yu 500g Dried Traditional Chinese Herb Small Flower Grade

Evodia Fruit, known in TCM as Wu Zhu Yu (吴茱萸), from Evodia rutaecarpa, is a dried small fruit traditionally used in Chinese herbal practice. In TCM theory it is considered pungent, bitter, and warm, traditionally associated with the liver, spleen, and stomach channels. This listing offers dried whole fruits suitable for decoction or external use, and can also be ground into powder. Store at room temperature in a dry place.

Key Selling Points

• Dried Evodia rutaecarpa fruits known in TCM as Wu Zhu Yu (吴茱萸)
• Small flower grade whole fruits with traditional herbal value
• Traditionally associated with warming and dispersing actions in TCM theory
• Sun-dried processing with 12-month shelf life at room temperature
• Suitable for decoction, external foot soaks, or grinding into powder

Quality & Sensory

The dried fruits typically appear dark brown to blackish with a rough, wrinkled surface and small punctate oil dots. They typically carry a strong, pungent, aromatic odor and an intensely acrid, bitter taste. When decocted, the liquid typically takes on a warm, sharp herbal character.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into traditional herbal decoctions
• Use in external foot soak blends
• Grind into powder for topical or external applications
• Incorporate into seasonal folk herbal preparations

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Wu Zhu Yu is traditionally associated with warming the middle, dispersing cold, and directing rebellious qi downward, and it appears in classical formulas such as Wu Zhu Yu Tang. Traditionally it is also used externally, including in foot soak blends, reflecting folk practice of applying warming herbs through the skin. It is often paired with herbs such as Sheng Jiang or Ren Shen in traditional decoction contexts.

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