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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Euodia officinalis is a deciduous Shrub growing to 5 m (16ft 5in). The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Analgesic Appetizer Cardiotonic Cytotoxic Hypotensive Stomachic

The fruit is analgesic, appetizer, cardiotonic, cytotoxic, hypotensive and stomachic[109, 174, 279]. It is used in Korea to treat intestinal disorders, pain and feelings of chill[279]. The fruit contains several alkaloids including evodiamine and rutaecarpine[279]. It has shown some effect upon neurotransmitter activity, including serotonin antagonism and the inhibition of brain dopamine receptors[279].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

An easily grown plant, preferring a good loamy soil[1]. This report suggests that the plant might be hardy in Britain but gives no details. This species might be no more than a synonym for E. rutaecarpa[200, K].

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Propagation

Seed - sow February in a greenhouse. Variable germination rates[78]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Give the plants some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood (preferably forced in a greenhouse), 5 - 8cm with a heel, June to August in a warm greenhouse. Fair to good percentage[78].

Other Names

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Found In

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Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Euodia daniellii		Tree	15.0	9-11	LMH	SN	M	2	1	1
Euodia fraxinifolia		Tree	15.0	9-11	LMH	SN	M	2	1	3
Euodia lepta		Tree	0.0	-	LMH	SN	M	0	2
Euodia ruticarpa	Wu Zhu Yu	Tree	10.0	-	LMH	SN	M	0	3

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Euodia officinalis - Dode.