What are the medicinal values ​​of Eucommia ulmoides

We often see people drinking Eucommia tea in our daily lives, but we don’t know much about this food, so we don’t know what benefits it has for the body. Eucommia ulmoides has a strong effect of strengthening the body. It can also nourish the liver and kidneys without causing serious harm to the body. Taking Eucommia ulmoides for a long time can also lower blood pressure, so what are the medicinal values ​​of Eucommia ulmoides?

Eucommia ulmoides is sweet, slightly spicy and warm in nature. It nourishes the liver and kidneys and strengthens the tendons and bones. Modern research in traditional Chinese medicine has also proven that Eucommia ulmoides has the effect of strengthening the body and bones. Professor Xiuying Hu of Harvard University in the United States lists ginseng and eucommia as tonics, and believes that eucommia is currently the highest quality natural antihypertensive drug in the world. The Shaanxi Province Eucommia Clinical Observation Collaborative Group believes that an important feature of Eucommia in treating hypertension is that it can significantly treat symptoms while lowering blood pressure.

Eucommia ulmoides also has tocolytic, diuretic and antibacterial effects. Therefore, it can be made into a variety of Chinese patent medicines, decoctions, and ointments to treat diseases.

In recent years, it has been discovered that Eucommia bark and leaves are rich in vitamin E and carotene. There are also vitamin B2 and trace amounts of vitamin B1, as well as 13 elements such as copper, iron, calcium, phosphorus, boron, and zinc, all of which are needed by the human body. This shows that Eucommia ulmoides is rich in nutrients and can be made into health drinks (oral liquid, health tea, medicinal wine, cola, etc.). Proper consumption can prevent diseases and has good health-care effects.

The new shoots and tender leaves of Eucommia ulmoides can be eaten as vegetables, and are delicious whether stir-fried, served cold, or boiled in soup. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that the young shoots of Eucommia ulmoides as vegetables can eliminate wind poison, athlete's foot, long-term wind-cold, intestinal hemorrhoids and bleeding. Eucommia flowers are fragrant and are also a good nectar source plant.

If men want to improve their sexual performance or immunity, they can mix Eucommia ulmoides and green tea and then brew them for drinking. At the same time, taking Eucommia ulmoides and green tea together can also reduce body fat. Regular use by the elderly can also help lower blood pressure. People of all ages can use Eucommia ulmoides to make tea. Good for your health.