Cangxi Eucommia Bark

Cangxi Eucommia Bark

　　This product is the bark of the Eucommia tree from the Eucommiaceae family. Due to its high medicinal value and wide range of uses, eucommia bark is hailed as the "plant gold." Its characteristics include a herbaceous outer skin and tough white fibrous strands running through the interior that remain connected and regrow after the bark is peeled. As long as the parent tree is well protected, the bark can be harvested regularly—once a year.

　　Eucommia bark appears in flaky or slightly inwardly curled pieces of varying sizes, with a thickness of 3 to 7 millimeters. The outer surface is light brown or grayish-brown, featuring distinct wrinkles or longitudinal fissures; some bark is thinner with the rough outer layer not removed, showing clear pore marks. The inner surface is dark purple and smooth. The texture is brittle and easily broken, with fine, dense, silvery-white, elastic rubbery fibers visible in the fractured section. It has a faint scent and a slightly bitter taste. High-quality bark is characterized by thick and large pieces, thoroughly cleaned of rough outer layers, with a dark purple inner surface and numerous long, silvery-white rubbery fibers in the cross-section.

　　Suitable Groups

　　Suitable for people with high blood pressure, women with habitual miscarriage, those suffering from post-polio sequelae, and individuals with kidney qi deficiency.

　　Use with caution for those with yin deficiency and excessive internal heat. (Not suitable for those with kidney deficiency and excessive fire; if used, it should be combined with Phellodendron and Anemarrhena.)

　　Consumption Guide

　　It can be used to make tea, soak in liquor, or added as an ingredient in cooking.

　　For those with liver and kidney insufficiency, soreness in the lower back and knees, or weakness and limpness in the legs and feet, it can be combined with Psoralea fruit and walnut kernels. This product is commonly used to treat restless fetus or habitual miscarriage caused by unstable thoroughfare and conception vessels. It can be used alone boiled with jujube flesh to make pills, or combined with Dipsacus root, Taxillus herb, and prepared rehmannia root to enhance its kidney-tonifying and fetus-stabilizing effects. For pregnancy-related bleeding, it can be used together with ginseng, donkey-hide gelatin, and angelica.