Wu Zhu Yu
Evodiae Fructus
acrid, bitter, hot, slightly toxic
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Epigastric pain
- Nausea
- Drooling
- Reduction in taste
- Pale tongue
- Wiry pulse
- Weak pulse
- Cold bulging disorders
- Dysmenorrhea
- Acid reflux
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Edema
- Tongue sores
- Mouth sores
Wu Zhu Yu is acrid, bitter, slightly toxic, and hot. It enters the liver, stomach, and spleen systems to break up cold patterns.
Channels: liver, stomach, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal pain
- Indigestion
- IBS
- Edema
- Hernia
- Angina pain
- Skin sores
- Antiparasitic
- Analgesia
- High blood pressure
- Antimicrobial
Formulas:
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Shu Gan Tang
- Si Shen Wan
- Wen Jing Tang
- Wu Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiang Lian Wan
- Zuo Jin Wan
Contraindications: do not prescribe Wu Zhu Yu to patients that present with heat patterns due to deficiency, do not combine with Dan Shen or Zi Shi Ying
Zoo Image: a lion is being turned on a fire with cold in the middle jiao being moved, a dog with cold bulges rotates the lion while holding a barf can that the lion is drooling into, flames are walking down the stairs