Eucommia ulmoides's properties and meridians, its efficacy and effects, and its consumption methods

Introduction to Eucommia

Eucommia ulmoides Oliver (scientific name Eucommia ulmoides Oliver), also known as bakelite, is a plant of the Eucommia family.

Eucommia ulmoides has very few free amino acids, and the small amount of protein it contains is a complete protein similar to most foods, that is, it can be hydrolyzed to detect the 8 essential amino acids for the human body. The 15 mineral elements contained in Eucommia ulmoides were determined, including trace elements such as zinc, copper, and iron, and macro elements such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium.

Medicinal Eucommia, the dried bark of Eucommia ulmoides, is a precious tonic herb in China. It tastes sweet and is warm in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidney, strengthening tendons and bones, regulating the Chong and Ren meridians, and consolidating menstruation and stabilizing pregnancy. It can treat low back and leg pain or soreness and weakness caused by kidney yang deficiency, and the instability of the fetus caused by liver qi deficiency, and scrotal wetness and itching. It is listed as a top grade in Shennong's Herbal Classic.

Modern research shows that Eucommia ulmoides has the pharmacological effects of clearing waste from the body, strengthening the metabolism of human cell substances, preventing muscle and bone aging, balancing human blood pressure, decomposing cholesterol in the body, reducing body fat, restoring blood vessel elasticity, promoting diuresis and clearing heat, having broad-spectrum antibacterial effects, stimulating the central nervous system, and increasing white blood cell count.

Discussion on the medicinal properties of Eucommia ulmoides

Flavor

1. Ben Jing: "Tastes spicy, neutral."

2. "Bie Lu": "Sweet, warm, non-toxic."

3. "Medicinal Properties": "Tastes bitter."

4. Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China

2010 edition: "Sweet, warm. Enters the liver and kidney meridians."

Meridians

1. Wang Haogu: "Liver Meridian Qi Division."

2. "Leigong Paozhi Yaoxing Jie" (Explanation of the Medicinal Properties of Recipes): "It enters the kidney meridian."

3. "Ben Cao Jing Jie": "Enter the Taiyin Lung Meridian of the Hand."

Indications

Eucommia ulmoides has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, treating back pain, weak feet and knees, residual urine, itchy vaginal discharge, hypertension, and stabilizing pregnancy.

Eucommia ulmoides has different degrees of regulatory effects on the immune system, endocrine system, central nervous system, circulatory system and urinary system. Eucommia ulmoides can excite the pituitary-adrenal cortex system and enhance the function of the adrenal cortex.

Usage and Dosage

For internal use: decoct in water, 6-15 g; soak in wine or make into pills or powder.

Medication precautions

Suitable for: middle-aged and elderly people with insufficient kidney qi, pain in the waist and knees, weak legs and feet, and residual urine; women with weak constitution, weak kidney qi, fetal leakage and habitual miscarriage; people with sequelae of polio, children who walk too late, and weak lower limbs; patients with hypertension.

Taboo: Eucommia ulmoides has mild nature and flavor, nourishes the liver and kidneys, and has no contraindications.

Those with yin deficiency and excess fire should take it with caution.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "It is bad for snake skin and Yuanshen."

② "Ben Cao Jing Shu": "It is not suitable for people with kidney deficiency and blazing fire. If used, it should be taken with Phellodendron chinense and Anemarrhena asphodeloides."

③ "Depei Materia Medica": "It is forbidden to use if it causes internal heat and dryness of essence and blood."

The efficacy and function of Eucommia ulmoides

Regulate blood lipids

Eucommia tea made from Eucommia leaves can effectively lower blood lipids and is also very effective for people with high blood pressure.

Treat constipation and regulate gastrointestinal function

The aucubin contained in Eucommia tea can protect the intestinal wall, remove waste deposited on the intestinal wall, maintain normal metabolism, and is very effective in treating constipation and regulating the stomach.

Enhance the body's immune function

The polysaccharide active substances rich in Eucommia ulmoides male flowers can enhance the body's immunity and have a bidirectional regulatory function for cellular immunity.

Regulate cardiovascular function

The quercetin contained in Eucommia ulmoides male flowers can effectively regulate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health and is also very beneficial for the treatment of heart disease.

Beauty and skin care

Skin aging is mainly caused by the loss of elasticity of collagen between dermal cells under the skin. The natural active ingredients contained in the male flowers of Eucommia ulmoides can delay the aging of collagen, accelerate the metabolism of collagen, and improve the synthesis capacity of collagen, thereby preventing or delaying skin wrinkles and aging and increasing skin luster. At the same time, long-term use of Eucommia ulmoides can promote blood circulation and metabolic function, promote brain cell activation, and prevent aging and dementia.

Improve obesity

Taking Eucommia ulmoides continuously for more than one month can significantly reduce the neutral fat content under the skin and around the internal organs of the human body, and prevent obesity and lose weight without exercise or changing diet. Eucommia ulmoides can promote the metabolism of collagen protein, which has the function of connecting cells, and accelerate the synthesis of other proteins, consume energy in the body, and thus naturally reduce the neutral fat accumulated in the body. According to relevant weight loss data, taking Eucommia ulmoides continuously for one month can reduce 1.5~2.0kg.

Enhance immunity

The polysaccharide active substances rich in Eucommia male flowers can enhance the body's immunity and have a two-way regulation of cellular immune function, keeping the body's immune function in a good state. At the same time, it participates in regulating cardiovascular system, which is very beneficial to maintaining human health.

Promotes bowel movement and urination

It is effective in treating constipation. The aucubin in Eucommia tea has diuretic, laxative and intestinal motility-enhancing effects, and is effective for constipation.

Since organic Eucommia tea can effectively remove waste from the body, break down cholesterol and solid fat, some people with sensitive constitutions may even experience slight loose stools at first, which will return to normal after removing some of the waste from the body and adapting.

Therefore, it is recognized as a good drink for constipation and obese people, which can relieve constipation, reduce fat, stabilize blood pressure. In addition, it is also good for diuresis.

Antihypertensive effect

Eucommia leaves and bark have the same blood pressure lowering effect, and the effect of leaves is more significant than that of bark. A study by Northwest University showed that yellow and fallen leaves of Eucommia have no significant blood pressure lowering effect. The green leaves that have been fried or baked have a more significant blood pressure lowering effect.

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory function

Eucommia leaves are rich in chlorogenic acid, which has broad-spectrum antibacterial, central nervous system stimulating, bile and gastric juice secretion promoting, hemostasis, white blood cell count increasing and antiviral effects.

How to eat Eucommia

Braised Pork Loin with Eucommia
Ingredients: 10 grams of Eucommia ulmoides and 1 pig kidney.
Method: Cut open the pig kidney, remove the fascia, wash it, and immerse it in pepper and salt; grind Eucommia ulmoides into powder, add it to the pig kidney, wrap it with lotus leaves, and simmer it until cooked. (Compendium of Materia Medica)
Effects: nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the waist and relieves pain. Used for kidney deficiency and back pain, or liver and kidney deficiency, tinnitus, dizziness, and soreness of the waist and knees.[7]

Fried Lamb Kidney with Eucommia
Ingredients: 15g Eucommia ulmoides, 6g Schisandra chinensis, 2 sheep kidneys.
Method: Boil Eucommia ulmoides and Schisandra chinensis in water to obtain a thick juice; split the sheep kidney, remove the fascia, wash, cut into small pieces and put them in a bowl, add the previous juice and cornstarch, stir well, stir-fry with oil until tender, and season with salt, ginger, onion, etc. ("Box Zhong Fang")
Efficacy: Nourishes the kidney and strengthens the waist. Schisandra chinensis nourishes the kidney and consolidates essence.

Eucommia ulmoides tendon
Ingredients: 20 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 300 grams of pig trotter tendons, 10 grams of cooking wine, 5 grams of ginger, 10 grams of green onion, 3 grams of salt, 3 grams of chicken essence, 15 grams of sugar, 10 grams of soy sauce, 45 grams of vegetable oil, and 200 milliliters of clear soup.
Method: Grind the Eucommia ulmoides into fine powder, soak the pig's trotter tendons in oil, rinse them with clean water and cut them into sections. Heat a wok over high heat, add vegetable oil, and fry until 60% cooked, then add ginger and scallions, stir-fry until fragrant, then add sugar and soy sauce, stir-fry until it turns red, add the pig's trotter tendons, Eucommia ulmoides powder, salt and chicken essence.
Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the tendons and bones.

Rabbit meat stew with Eucommia ulmoides and walnuts
Ingredients: 10 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 30 grams of walnut kernels, 200 grams of rabbit meat, and 50 grams of celery.
Preparation: Dry the Eucommia ulmoides and grind it into fine powder; wash and cut the rabbit meat into pieces and cut the celery into sections; heat a wok over high heat, add ginger and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the rabbit meat, walnut kernels, Eucommia ulmoides powder, celery and salt and stir well, add the chicken broth, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 35 minutes.
Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, replenishes qi and blood, and lowers blood pressure.

Eucommia ulmoides boiled winter melon
Ingredients: 25 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 300 grams of winter melon, and 10 grams of cooking wine.
Preparation method: Peel the eucommia bark, soak it thoroughly, cut it into shreds, and stir-fry it with salt water. Peel the winter melon, wash it, and cut it into pieces. Crush the ginger and cut the green onions into sections. Put the eucommia bark, winter melon, cooking wine, ginger, and green onions in a pot, add water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Then simmer over low heat for 35 minutes and add salt, chicken essence, and chicken oil.
Efficacy: nourishes liver and kidney, promotes diuresis and resolves phlegm, lowers blood pressure. Suitable for chronic nephritis, urinary incontinence, hypertension and other symptoms.

Eucommia kidney flower
Ingredients: 20 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 250 grams of pork kidney, 10 grams of cooking wine.
Preparation: Wash the pork kidneys, slice off the fascia and cut into kidney flowers; add water to Eucommia ulmoides and boil into a thick juice; slice the ginger, chop the scallion, add sugar, MSG, vinegar, soy sauce and starch to make a sauce; heat the pot over high heat, add Sichuan pepper, ginger, scallion, kidney flowers, medicinal juice and cooking wine, stir-fry quickly, then add the sauce and toss the pot until done.
Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the muscles and bones, lowers blood pressure. It is suitable for kidney deficiency, low back pain, unsteady gait, impotence, spermatorrhea, dizziness, frequent urination, senile deafness, hypertension and other symptoms.

Eucommia and Hawthorn Pork Tripe Soup
Ingredients: 30g Eucommia ulmoides, 20g Hawthorn, 1 pig stomach.
Preparation method: Fry Eucommia ulmoides in salt water until it is charred, remove the core and slice the hawthorn, and wash the pig's stomach; put the Eucommia ulmoides, hawthorn, ginger slices and scallion segments into the pig's stomach; put the pig's stomach in a stew pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer for 90 minutes over low heat; remove the pig's stomach, add to the soup and serve.
Efficacy: nourishes liver and kidney, strengthens tendons and bones, lowers blood pressure. It is suitable for patients with high blood pressure, frequent urination, low back pain, and impotence.

Eucommia Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 1 black rooster, 30 grams of Eucommia ulmoides.
Preparation: Kill the black rooster, remove the impurities and clean it. Stuff the cleaned Eucommia ulmoides into the chicken's belly; put it into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, and bring to a boil on high heat; add cooking wine, salt, star anise and cinnamon; simmer on low heat until the chicken is cooked through, pick out the cinnamon and star anise and it's done.

Eucommia and Achyranthes Pork Spine Soup
Ingredients: 30g Eucommia ulmoides, 15g Rhizoma Cyathulae, 500g pork spine, 4 jujubes.
Preparation: Wash Eucommia ulmoides, Achyranthes bidentata, and red dates (pitted), chop the pork spine, blanch them in boiling water to remove the blood, then put them all into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then simmer for 2-3 hours over low heat, and season.
Efficacy: Nourishes the kidneys, strengthens tendons and bones.

Eucommia and Salvia wine
Ingredients: 30g Eucommia ulmoides, 30g Salvia miltiorrhiza, 20g Chuanxiong, 750ml rice wine.
　　

Eucommia ulmoides
Method: Crush the materials, put them into a gauze bag and tie the bag tightly; put the bag into a clean container, pour in wine to soak it, and seal it; open it after five days, remove the medicine bag, filter and bottle it, take it in warm and crushed amounts, at any time.
Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the tendons and bones, nourishes blood and activates blood circulation, dispels wind and dredges the collaterals. It is mainly used to treat liver and kidney deficiency, lack of essence and blood, low back pain, leg pain, and obstruction of collaterals.
　　

Eucommia ulmoides lamb bone porridge
Ingredients: 1 piece of sheep bone, 10 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 50 grams of polished rice.
Method: Wash and smash the sheep bones, clean the polished rice, and grind the Eucommia ulmoides into powder; put the sheep bones, Eucommia ulmoides powder, ginger, salt, tsaoko, and tangerine peel into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, and simmer until the soup is thick, remove the sheep bones, tsaoko, and tangerine peel, and keep the soup. In another pot, add polished rice and sheep bone soup, boil over high heat, and then simmer over low heat until the rice is rotten and porridge is ready.
Efficacy: Strengthen bones and waist.

Eucommia ulmoides Magnetite Porridge
Ingredients: 40 grams of magnetite, 10 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 100 grams of polished rice, and 1 pig kidney.
Preparation method: Crush the magnetite; cut the processed Eucommia ulmoides into shreds and put into a casserole, add appropriate amount of clean water, cook over high heat for 1 hour, filter out the residue, and keep the juice for later use; rinse the polished rice; wash the pig kidney, remove the waist smell, cut into small dices, and blanch it to remove the fishy smell; put the polished rice, pork kidney dices, Eucommia ulmoides, and magnet juice into a casserole, add appropriate amount of onion, ginger, and clean water, bring to a boil over high heat, then switch to low heat and cook until the rice is rotten and becomes porridge.
Efficacy: It can eliminate dampness and relieve abdominal distension, promote qi and warm the middle, and stimulate appetite and aid digestion.

Cinnamon Twig and Eucommia Porridge
Ingredients: 9 grams of cinnamon twig, 18 grams of eucommia ulmoides, and 30 grams of coix seed.
Preparation method: First add water to the first two ingredients and boil them to extract the juice, then add coix seed and cook into porridge, and season with sugar.
Efficacy: Warming the meridians and dredge collaterals, removing dampness and removing blood stasis.

Eucommia ulmoides parasitic tea
Ingredients: Eucommia ulmoides and locust mulberry are divided into equal portions.
Method: Grind into coarse powder. Take 10g each time and soak in boiling water.
Efficacy: Used for hypertension with liver and kidney deficiency, tinnitus, dizziness, sore waist and knees

Contraindications of using Eucommia

Eucommia ulmoides has a mild nature and flavor, and can nourish the liver and kidneys, and has no contraindications.

Those with yin deficiency and excess fire should take it with caution.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "It is bad for snake skin and Yuanshen."

② "Ben Cao Jing Shu": "It is not suitable for people with kidney deficiency and blazing fire. If used, it should be taken with Phellodendron chinense and Anemarrhena asphodeloides."