Eucommia Ulmoides Oliv Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong) is the dried stem bark of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv., family Eucommiaceae.
Eucommiae Cortex has two-direction regulating effects on blood pressure, and its blood pressure regulation effect is evidenced. Eucommiae Cortex can lower blood sugar and blood lipids. Its bone strengthening effect is due to increasing of osteoblast activity and bone density, inhibiting bone resorption, preventing osteoporosis and acceleration of remodeling of regenerated bone. Eucommiae cortex has immune regulation function, anti-oxidative, anti-aging, anti-mutageic, and anti-cancer actitivies. It also has sedative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-microorganism activities. Sweet in flavor, warm in nature. Enter kidney and liver channels. Tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen bones and tendons, calm the fetus.