Eucommia pictures and effects

In our daily life, Eucommia ulmoides is a common Chinese medicinal material. Its nutritional content is very high. Many people like to use it for nourishing and health preservation. Do you know what are the effects and functions of Eucommia ulmoides? Who is suitable for taking Eucommia ulmoides tea? Let’s find out with the editor.

What is Eucommia ulmoides

Eucommia ulmoides is the dried root of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver, a plant of the Eucommia family. It is a precious nourishing and health-preserving Chinese medicinal material. It has many functions such as replenishing deficiency, strengthening tendons and bones, lowering blood pressure, and nourishing the fetus. It is listed as a fine product in "Shennong's Herbal Classic". It is mainly used to treat pain in the waist and knees, soften the liver, benefit the kidney qi, strengthen the bones and tendons, and eliminate itching and dampness under the genitals and residual urine. Long-term use can benefit the body and resist aging.

Eucommia ulmoides is a Chinese medicinal material unique to my country. Its medicinal value has a long history and is widely used in clinical medicine. So far, as many as 14 species of Eucommia plants have been discovered on the earth, and then they became extinct in mainland China and Europe one after another. The Eucommia ulmoides existing in my country is the only remaining relict plant of the Eucommia genus of the Eucommia family. It not only has high economic value, but also has extremely important scientific research value in studying the evolution of higher plant systems and the origin of my country's flora.

The efficacy and function of Eucommia ulmoides

1. Liver and kidney deficiency

The main symptoms are dizziness, pain in the waist and knees, and weakness of bones and muscles. It is common in hypertension, vertigo, accidental complications of cranial injury, chronic kidney disease, poliomyelitis, etc.

2. Kidney essence deficiency

The main symptoms are frequent and urgent urination or dripping urination, wetness and itching in the genitals, impotence, weak and sickly pregnant women, fetal movement disorder or low back pain, etc. It is more common in chronic prostate diseases, erectile dysfunction, infertility, threatened abortion or habitual abortion, etc.

3. Used for chronic joint disease

Eucommia ulmoides contains a lot of nutrients, and these nutrients have a very good therapeutic effect on people with liver and kidney deficiency due to bone tuberculosis, dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding caused by functional imbalance, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and other diseases.

4. Blood pressure lowering effect

Patients with high blood pressure can use Eucommia ulmoides to make tea, because Eucommia ulmoides is an effective blood pressure lowering tea.

5. Good for urination

Various Chinese medicinal preparations of Eucommia ulmoides have a diuretic effect on anesthetized dogs without rapid tolerance. It also has a diuretic effect on normal rats and mice. Eucommia ulmoides contains 0.4% potassium, so it is inferred that the beneficial urination may be related to potassium.

6. Improve the body's immune function

It has the effect of resisting viruses that destroy the human immune system. Improve the body's nonspecific immune function.

7. Adjust the effect of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

After the nutrients in Eucommia ulmoides enter the body, they will participate in the regulation of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular functions.

8. Anti-infection, anti-viral treatment and enhancing the function of the pituitary-adrenal system

Patients with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire often have low adrenal function. Eucommia ulmoides can stimulate the pituitary-adrenal system and improve the function of the adrenal glands.

9. Anti-aging effect

Eucommia ulmoides accelerates the body's metabolism of collagen and prevents cell degeneration. Long-term consumption of Eucommia ulmoides can promote blood circulation and metabolic function, accelerate the metabolism of collagen proteins between cells, promote brain nerve specialization, prevent dementia, and thus prevent aging.

10. Beauty and body care effects

Skin aging is mainly caused by the loss of elasticity of collagen between dermal cells under the skin. Eucommia can slow down the decline of collagen, accelerate the metabolism of collagen, and enhance the ability to produce collagen, thereby preventing or delaying skin wrinkling and aging and enhancing skin gloss.

How to consume Eucommia tea

Eucommia tea is made from the early spring buds and leaves of Eucommia ulmoides and is a professionally processed tea therapy product. It is a precious health care Chinese medicinal material. It has the effects of lowering blood pressure, strengthening muscles and bones, and replenishing deficiency. At the same time, it has significant effects on lowering blood lipids, lowering blood sugar, losing weight, moisturizing the intestines and detoxifying, and helping sleep.

Secret recipe: 5-15 grams of Eucommia tea.

How to use: Mix with boiling water around 85℃, preferably 500ml of water, cover and steep for 5 minutes for the best effect.

Drinking amount: Health care amount 15-25 grams/day, therapeutic amount 30 grams/day.

Note: Do not brew more than 3 times per brew.

Effect: It can lower blood pressure, strengthen muscles and bones, and replenish deficiency. It also has significant effects on lowering blood lipids, lowering blood sugar, losing weight, moisturizing the intestines and detoxifying the body, and helping sleep.

Note: Do not rinse Eucommia tea, as the first brew of tea has a higher content of tea ingredients.

Application scope of Eucommia tea

1. People with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2. People with high blood pressure and abnormal blood sugar levels.

3. People with kidney deficiency and physical fatigue.

4. People who suffer from insomnia, frequent dreams, and rough and dull skin.

5. People with weak constitution, sore waist and weak legs, and decreased immunity.

6. People with excessive body fat and sub-health symptoms.

Conclusion: According to the content of the article, we know that Eucommia ulmoides has a very good therapeutic effect on people with liver and kidney deficiency caused by bone tuberculosis, dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding due to imbalanced function, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and other diseases. In addition, people with high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can often use Eucommia to make tea, which can effectively play the role of lowering blood pressure.