Guizhou Eucommia

Guizhou Eucommia

　　Eucommia is a specialty of Guizhou and one of the "Three Treasures of Guizhou." It has long been the top choice for locals to give as gifts to family and friends.

　　Eucommia grows in the mountain forests of the Guizhou Plateau at altitudes between 600 and 2,500 feet, absorbing the essence of sunlight and rain. Under these uniquely favorable natural conditions, it boasts superior quality and is a precious wild mountain product.

　　Functions and Indications　

　　　　Nourishes liver and kidney, strengthens tendons and bones, and calms the fetus. Used for treating soreness in the lower back and spine, weakness in legs and knees, post-urination dribbling, vaginal itching, threatened miscarriage, fetal restlessness, and high blood pressure.

　　　　　　Functions of Guizhou Eucommia

　　　　Lowers blood pressure, nourishes liver and kidney, strengthens tendons and bones, and calms the fetus. Suitable for:

　　　　1. Liver-kidney deficiency: Symptoms include dizziness, soreness in the waist and knees, and weakness in tendons and bones. Commonly seen in hypertension, vertigo, sequelae of cerebrovascular accidents, chronic kidney disease, and poliomyelitis.

　　　　2. Kidney qi instability: Symptoms include frequent urination or post-urination dribbling, vaginal itching, impotence, physical weakness in pregnant women, fetal restlessness, or soreness and heaviness in the waist. Commonly seen in chronic prostatic diseases, sexual dysfunction, infertility, threatened miscarriage, or habitual abortion.

　　　　3. Used for chronic joint disorders, bone tuberculosis, dysmenorrhea, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease where signs of liver-kidney deficiency are present.

　　Nutritional & Therapeutic Value

　　　　The bark of the eucommia tree, a woody plant of the Eucommiaceae family. Produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hubei, and other regions. Harvested from April to June, the coarse outer bark is scraped off, then stacked until the inner bark turns purple-brown before being dried in the sun. It is then cut into blocks or strips and stir-fried with salt.

　　　　Properties: Sweet in flavor, warm in nature. Nourishes liver and kidney, strengthens tendons and bones, and calms the fetus.

　　　　Contains eucommia gum, eucommioside, flavonoids, and tannins.

　　　　Enhances adrenal cortex function and immune system function; has sedative, analgesic, and diuretic effects; provides a certain degree of cardiac strengthening; reduces spontaneous uterine contractions and counteracts uterine contraction drugs; offers good blood pressure-lowering effects and reduces cholesterol absorption, with stir-fried eucommia decoction being the most effective.