Botanical Source:Eucommia Ulmoides Cortex,Eucommia ulmoides oliv.,
Common Names&Synonyms:Eucommia Bark,Eucommia,Cortex Eucommiae,Du Zhong
Basic Botanical Data of Eucommia Bark:
Eucommia bark (Duzhong)
Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Eucommiae
Common Name: Eucommia Bark,Eucommia
Botanical Name: Eucommia Ulmoides Cortex. (Eucommia ulmoides oliv.)
Pin Yin Name: Du Zhong
Pin Yin Synoms:Che Si Bark, SiZhong, Silk Cotton Bark, Jade Silk Bark(come from the shape)
Actions: musculoskeletal restorative, connective tissue restorative
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations : The bark is gathered in summer and autumn. The rough bark is removed and discarded, and then the smooth bark is dried in the sun till the inside color become purple browm.
Properties & Taste : Sweet and warm,Sweet in flavour, warming property, acting on the liver and kidney channels.
Habitat: Sichuan, Shanxi,Henan,Yunnan,Jiangxi,Gansu,Guangxi, Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China,spread at wild fields and moutains,could be planted.
History:Eucommia was the second herb ever described in a written text on herbs and medicine in China, playing second fiddle only to Ginseng. The emperor Shen Nung described Eucommia as a superior herb that could prolong life in the classic Shen Nung Pen Tsao, more than two thousand years ago. Eucommia has remained a virtual icon of tonic herbalism since that time.