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Large-fruited elm (Ulmus macrocarpa), of the Ulmaceae family. Small deciduous tree or shrub of dry northern hills, bearing large flat winged fruits; native range: northern China, Manchuria, Korea and Mongolia, on dry hillsides and rocky slopes. Globally recognized as wu yi (蕪荑) in Chinese, and large-fruited elm, stinking elm in English. The part used is the ripened fruit, fermented and dried into a cake. Dark yellowish-brown irregular pieces of a pressed cake, light and crumbling, with a strong rancid, sour-oily smell and a bitter, acrid taste.

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