Eucommia Pig Kidney

Eucommia Pig Kidney

　　During the Five Dynasties period, in the Zhongnan Mountains, there lived a man named Du Zhong who spent years refining elixirs in pursuit of an immortal medicine. However, after decades passed, his hair continued to turn white and his body grew older by the day, leaving him perpetually disheartened. One day, Du Zhong suddenly noticed a dense grove in front of his home that had remained lush and vibrant with life since his childhood. He took the bark and leaves of the trees, boiled them into a drink, and later ascended to immortality. Later generations thus named the tree "Du Zhong." Cooking the decoction made from Du Zhong with pig kidneys is said to strengthen the lower back and kidneys, fortify tendons and bones, cure impotence, and even help lower blood pressure. (Chengdu)