Cornus officinalis is a deciduous shrub or small tree of Cornaceae, which is also called Cornus flesh, medicinal date, jujube skin, shusuan date, meat date, potato date, chicken foot, fruit date, Cornus flesh, medicinal date, Tianmu seed, taro flesh and fruit date.
Evodia rutaecarpa is a small tree or shrub plant of Rutaceae, which is also called Evodia rutaecarpa, tea spicy, lacquered horseradish, smelly horseradish tree, Zuoli pure Youzi, rice horseradish, etc.
From the morphological point of view, the biggest difference between dogwood and Evodia rutaecarpa is fruit and flower.
The stone fruit of dogwood is oval, 1.2-1.7 cm long, 5-7 mm in diameter, red or purplish red in color. The fruit is full and looks like big red dates. It is bright and glossy. The fruit period of dogwood is from September to October.
The fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa is dense or alienated, with dark purple red color and large oil spots. There is 1 seed in each petal. The seed is nearly round, one end is blunt, the ventral surface is slightly flat, brownish black and shiny. What kind of fruit is like a small tumor, the surface is not smooth or gorgeous, it looks more dense. Its fruit period is from October to November.
The flowers of dogwood are yellow, golden and dazzling, while those of Evodia are white and light.
Dogwood is mild in nature, sour and astringent in taste. It has the effect of Tonifying the liver and kidney, astringent essence, firming and removing. It is used for vertigo, tinnitus, backache, impotence, enuresis, frequent urination, metrorrhagia, sweating, etc.
Evodia rutaecarpa is hot, pungent and bitter. It has the effect of dispersing cold, relieving pain, reducing adverse reactions, stopping nausea and helping Yang and stopping diarrhea. Treatment of cold hernia and abdominal pain, cold and wet beriberi, abdominal pain, abdominal distention and pain, vomiting and acid swallowing, deficiency cold and diarrhea.
