Tetradium ruticarpum
| Tetradium ruticarpum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Tetradium |
| Species: | T. ruticarpum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetradium ruticarpum (A.Juss.) T.G.Hartley | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tetradium ruticarpum is a tree that comes from China and Korea. It was previously classified in the genus Euodia as Euodia ruticarpa. The fruit is usually used. It has a strong bitter taste, and is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Both the former genus name and the species name are often misspelled, and the plant usually appears in sources dealing with traditional Chinese medicine as "Evodia rutaecarpa".
Production
Cultivation
Tetradium ruticarpum is grown mainly in China.
Harvesting
The fruit is picked.
Traditional attributes
In traditional Chinese medicine the herb is described as a fruit.
A number of effects of the herb are described as making you better if you are sick of something.
Contraindications
Don't use if you are allergic.
Biochemical analysis
There has been relatively little scientific study of Tetradium ruticarpum.
Other uses of the fruit include:
- eating it
References
- ↑ "Tetradium ruticarpum (A.Juss.) T.G.Hartley". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 November 2014 – via The Plant List.
None so far.