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Eucommia, Du Zhong 杜仲

Du Zhong (TCM)
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Eucommia ulmoides tree
(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia)

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Eucommia ulmoides bark
(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia)

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Bundles of chopped, wild Eucommia bark for sale at the Chengdu Market.
(Adam, 2017)

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Botanical name:
Eucommia ulmoides

Parts used:
Bark

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Pungent

Classifications:
3M. ARTHRITICS
D. Clear Wind and Damp
N. Tonics

Uses:
1. Tonifies Liver and Kidney, strengthens Joints and Bones:

-weak or painful lower back

2. Moves Qi and Blood:
-promotes circulation

3. Strengthen the Kidneys, Calms the Fetus:

4. Settles Wind, Stops Rising Yang:


Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 2–5 grams

Preparation:
... available in PRO version

Substitute
... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
Bones, Joints, Arthritis:
1. Lower back pain and weakness from Kidney deficiency: 
i. dry fried Eucommia Du Zhong ... available in PRO version
ii. dry fried Eucommia Du Zhong is ... available in PRO version
ii. Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
iii. with Wheezing, Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
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ix. Cook Eucommia Du Zhong  ... available in PRO version
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xi. Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
xii. Lower Back and Knee pain and weakness, barely able to walk, Eucommia Du Zhong ... available in PRO version
2. Acute Lumbar strain, Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
3. Chronic Wind-Cold Joint Pain: Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version

Reproduction:
4. Male Tonic:
i. Eucommia Du Zhong with, ... available in PRO version
ii. Spermatorrhea, Premature Ejaculation, Lower Back Pain, Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
5. Impotence and Urinary frequency from Kidney deficeicny, Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version

Pregnancy:
6. Threatened Miscarriage:
i. Powdered Eucommia Du Zhong ... available in PRO version
ii. Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
iii. Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
iv. from Kidney deficiency, Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
7. Habitual Miscarriage, Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version

Wind Diseases:
8. Hypertension, Dizziness:
i. Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
ii. Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version
iii. Eucommia Du Zhong, ... available in PRO version

Other
9. Sweating from Deficiency, Eucommia Du Zhong with ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
An Tai Yin
Ba Ji Wan
Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
Qing E Wan
Shu Feng Ding Tong Wan
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
You Gui Wan
You Gui Yin

Cautions:
1. If used for Kidney Yin deficiency with Fire, it should be combined with Phellodendron Huang Bai and Anemarrhena Zhi Mu.

Main Preparations used:

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