The efficacy and function of Eucommia bark

Eucommia ulmoides is a very common Chinese medicinal material. It has the effect of strengthening the physical constitution and can also be used for health and wellness if taken regularly. When many people use Eucommia ulmoides, they put it in traditional Chinese medicine, or make some health-preserving medicated food to regulate their body. Eucommia ulmoides is a woody plant, and its bark, also known as Eucommia ulmoides bark, has very high pharmacological value. What are the functions, effects and ways to eat Eucommia bark?

Effects and functions of Eucommia bark and how to eat it

1. The role and efficacy of Eucommia bark

1. About kidney deficiency and low back pain

Eucommia ulmoides and Qing'e Pills are common traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating kidney deficiency, low back pain and soreness. Many chronic lumbar diseases, including chronic diseases of the lumbar soft tissue, intervertebral disc, retroperitoneal visceral organs, pelvis, etc., such as lumbar muscle strain, intervertebral disc bone hyperplasia, diabetic nephropathy, chronic urinary tract infection, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic ankylosing spondylitis, chronic disc herniation, etc., are symptoms of chronic low back pain. The patient suffers from back pain and soreness, likes to be tapped and warmed. Chinese medicine diagnosis is kidney deficiency or kidney governor deficiency. Eucommia ulmoides can be used together with Chuanduan, Psoralea corylifolia and Cuscuta australis to improve the symptoms. This type of low back pain and soreness cannot be relieved by anti-inflammatory and analgesic tablets. Eucommia ulmoides is a panacea for nourishing the fetus and can treat back pain during pregnancy.

2. About lowering blood pressure

The effect of Eucommia ulmoides in reducing blood pressure was discovered in modern research and was applied, which is the development trend of the application of Chinese medicinal materials. It is effective for both essential hypertension and renal hypertension. There are many antihypertensive drugs in clinical medicine, but Eucommia Chinese medicine preparations are rarely used to treat hypertension. However, Eucommia ulmoides is better in improving symptoms such as dizziness and body heaviness.

3. About the treatment of kidney disease

For diabetic nephropathy and lupus nephritis, our clinical medicine often uses Eucommia ulmoides, Chuanduan, elderberry, and Luodeda together, which can improve low back pain in a short time, and long-term use can reduce proteinuria. Its mechanism may be related to the fact that Eucommia can promote adrenal function, increase body hormones, and improve renal tubular blood circulation. It also helps reduce renal hypertension.

4. Related Chinese herbal medicine resources

Eucommia ulmoides is the root of a shrub that is grown in all provinces and cities in China. It takes 15 to 20 years to grow, and some of its bark is harvested. The Eucommia ulmoides sold in pharmacies now has thin skin and few fibers, indicating that the tree has not grown to maturity. Removing the skin too early will not only affect the efficacy, but will also be very bad for the maintenance of Chinese medicinal materials resources. Only by widespread planting can we beautify the environment and ensure a sufficient supply of medicinal materials. The bark and fallen leaves of Eucommia ulmoides also have white silk stockings. Whether they can be used as medicine can be studied and used scientifically. Eucommia leaves and tea leaves are made into tea bags. Long-term consumption can strengthen the body and improve symptoms such as low back pain and dizziness.

2. How to eat Eucommia bark

1. Pork kidney stewed with Eucommia ulmoides

Raw materials: three grams of Eucommia ulmoides, one pig stomach, and a few peppercorns.

practice:

Wash the eucommia and pepper powder separately with cold water. Cut open the pig's stomach, remove the milky white renal pelvis, wash off the urine smell with cold water, blanch it in boiling water, pick it up, wash it and cut it into slices. Put Eucommia ulmoides, pork tripe and pepper powder into a stew pot, add appropriate amount of cold water, cover the pot, stew for three hours, season with a small amount of refined salt, and it is ready to eat.

Function: Strengthen bones and tendons, nourish the waist and kidneys, moisten the liver, and clear liver fire. It has a very good effect on the common clinical symptoms caused by kidney deficiency, such as inability to have an erection, erectile dysfunction, frequent nocturnal emission, night sweats, tinnitus, and urinary obstruction. Therefore, this soup is most suitable for men who feel weak in the waist and knees and mental weakness.