general term for various cornel species
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a general term for various aromatic medicinal plants including Cornus officinalis (shan zhuyu), Evodia rutaecarpa (wu zhuyu), and Zanthoxylum ailanthoides (shi zhuyu)
Historically associated with the Double Ninth Festival, where people wore cornel pouches to ward off evil. The term encompasses several distinct species used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
zài在
chóng重
yáng阳
jié节
pèi佩
dài戴
zhū茱
yú萸
。
Ancient people often wore cornels during the Double Ninth Festival.
Zhū茱
yú萸
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
Cornel is an important traditional Chinese medicinal material.
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Shān山
zhū茱
yú萸
hé和
wú吴
zhū茱
yú萸
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
zhū茱
yú萸
lèi类
zhí植
wù物
。
Both Cornus officinalis and Evodia rutaecarpa belong to the cornel category of plants.
Zhū茱
yú萸
náng囊
shì是
gǔ古
rén人
zài在
chóng重
yáng阳
jié节
shí时
pèi佩
dài戴
de的
xiāng香
náng囊
。
The cornel pouch was a sachet that ancient people wore during the Double Ninth Festival.