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Wuzhuyu (Evodia) is the nearly ripe dried fruit of Tetradium ruticarpum (Evodia rutaecarpa), Evodia officinalis, or Evodia bodinieri of the Rutaceae family. It should not be left to fully ripen before harvesting; it is collected in July-August when the fruit is tea-green and the carpels…

Pipa San (Loquat Leaf Powder) originates from the Gujin Yijian (Mirror of Medical Matters, Ancient and Modern). Its composition is: Pipaye (loquat leaf, hairs removed) and Juhong (tangerine peel) each 1 liang (30g), Banxia (Pinellia, soaked in broth), Chifuling (red Poria, peeled), and Renshen (ginseng)…

Pipaye (loquat leaf) is the leaf of the loquat plant, Eriobotrya japonica, of the Rosaceae family. The loquat fruit can be eaten and can also be used as a medicinal for stopping cough; its leaf can also be used as medicine. Loquat leaf has a…

I have previously written about the Chinese medicine treatment of chemotherapy-induced vomiting. In most cases I recommend starting with a Chinese patent medicine to control chemotherapy-induced vomiting; if a patent medicine does not work, then consider a decoction. Most patients with chemotherapy-induced vomiting obtain significant…