Latin Name: Eucommia ulmoides
Alternate Names: Tu Chung, Du Zhong, Eucommia
Family: EUCOMMIACEAE
Parts Used: Bark.
Properties: Anti-inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Aphrodisiac, Aromatic, Hypotensive, Kidney Tonic, Liver Tonic, Sedative.
Internal Uses: Fatigue, Fractures, Headache, Hypertension, Impotence, Kidney Deficiency, Lumbago, Threatened Miscarriage, Vertigo
Internal Applications: Tea, Tincture, Capsules.
In Chinese medicine, the kidneys govern the bones; thus Eucommia helps mend broken bones. Eucommia helps [...]