Eucommia bark is processed as follows:
Harvested when the leaves of Eucommia are in their fullest growth/when the flower buds are open to be used as Eucommia tea.
The skin of eucommia can be used as a medicine, as a decoction with other medicines.
Eucommia bark can be ground into a fine powder to tonify the kidneys.
1. Harvested when the leaves of eucommia are at their peak/when the flower buds are open to be used as eucommia tea.
2. The skin of Eucommia can be used as a medicine, used as a decoction with other medicines.
3. Eucommia bark can be ground into a fine powder, which has the effect of tonifying the kidneys.
How to eat eucommia bark
Eucommia: remove the coarse skin, wash, moisten, cut into squares or silk strips, sun-dried. Salt eucommia: first use salt with appropriate amount of boiling water to dissolve, take eucommia block or silk strips, so that the salt water is fully mixed through the absorption, and then placed in the pot, stir-fried to the degree of slightly burnt spots with a gentle fire, remove and dry. (Each 100 pounds of dulcimer, with 3 pounds of salt) dulcimer by frying, then the dulcimer gum is destroyed, the active ingredients are easy to decoct.
① "Lei Gong Cannon Frying Theory": "Where to make eucommia, the first to cut off the rough skin. With crisp, honey roasted. Where to repair a catty, crisp two two, honey three two, two flavors and make a place to use."
② "Materia Medica Hook Yuan": "Cortex Eucommiae, with wine fried broken silk."
(From Baidu Encyclopedia)
Whether the processing of eucommia charcoal is with fresh eucommia bark or sun-dried eucommia barkEucommia charcoal is generally used externally with the effect of stopping bleeding, strengthening the tendons and bones, and relieving the meridians and activating the collaterals. It is used for traumatic injuries such as damaged tendons and bones. It is recommended to use it under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and keep your mood relaxed.
How to make wine with Cortex Eucommia barkWash it with warm water and you can make wine. The main thing is to pass the meridian, lowering the pressure. You can add some Sangsheng, Tianma, Wuga Pi, Shengwuga, Luobu Ma and so on.
How to harvest eucommia barkApril
How to process eucommia bark just peeled from the tree can be usedIt depends on the thickness of eucommia bark, if it is too thick, it needs to be cut into shredded pieces (horizontal cut), if it is thin, it can be adjusted to cut it into pieces and dry it, that is, it will become raw eucommia. Medicinal raw eucommia is not commonly used, generally need to be concocted, the most commonly used: salt system eucommia, water salt melting the processed raw eucommia into the pot to add brine fry, the actual processing as long as the frying to the brine is completely immersed in the eucommia on the line.
Cortex Eucommia Ulmo: Remove the rough skin, wash, moisten, cut into squares or strips, and dry in the sun. Salt dulcimer: first use salt with appropriate amount of boiling water to dissolve, take dulcimer block or silk strips, so that the brine is fully mixed through the absorption, and then placed in the pot, with the fire frying to the degree of slightly burnt spots, remove and dry. (Each 100 pounds of dulcimer, with 3 pounds of salt).
Of course, there are less common processing methods in traditional Chinese medicine, like wine system, honey baking, and eucommia charcoal.
How to eat eucommia bark, how to eat eucommia barkEucommia bark can be decocted and taken directly, you can also decoct the soup, the soup will be made into a variety of medicinal meals, such as eucommia mutton soup, but also to assist the other herbs to drink in the water, such as eucommia berry goji tea, eucommia schizandra tea, eucommia mulberry leaf tea.
How to drink eucommia barkThe bark of eucommia is the bark of the plant eucommia, family Eucommiaceae. It is sweet and warm. It enters the liver and kidney meridians. It is used to tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen the muscles and bones, and stabilize the fetus. Clinical application 1.For deficiency of liver and kidney, lumbar and knee pain, fatigue, dizziness, impotence, frequent urination and so on. Liver is the master of tendon, kidney is the master of bone, when kidney is full, bone is strong, when liver is full, tendon is healthy. Cortex Eucommiae can tonify the liver and kidney, so it has the effect of strengthening the tendons and bones, and is often used in the deficiency of the liver and kidney, lumbar and knee pain and fatigue, etc. In the clinical application, it can be used according to the needs of the disease, or with the sequestrum, dog spine, etc., or with the bone marrow, walnut, etc.. The nature of this product is warm and tonic, suitable for the lower element of the deficiency of cold, so it can be used to treat kidney impotence, urination, often with the bone marrow, cuscuta, and so on. As for the treatment of dizziness caused by insufficiency of the liver and kidneys, it is appropriate to nourish the liver and kidneys of the drugs such as chasteberry, etc. 2. used for pregnant women's body weakness, the fetus is not solid, lumbago, fetal movement. This product is used to stabilize the fetus, such as pregnant women with restlessness of the fetus and deficiency of the liver and kidney, can be used with Sang Sheng Sheng, Atractylodes Macrocephalae, Sequence and so on. Prescription: Cortex Eucommiae, Cortex Eucommiae, Cortex Myrtillus (washed, dried and sliced). Roasted Cortex Eucommia Ulmoides, Fried Cortex Eucommia Ulmoides, Burnt Cortex Eucommia Ulmoides (fried in salted water until slightly charred, taken for its better effect in tonifying the kidneys). General Dosage and Administration three to five qian, decoction]. Notes 1. Cortex Eucommiae can tonify the liver and kidney while strengthening the muscles and bones, and it is mainly used clinically for kidney deficiency and lumbar soreness, which is its specialty. It can also be used for fetal restlessness, which is also due to insufficiency of the liver and kidney, and non-solidification of Chong Ren. 2. According to recent research, this product also has the effect of lowering blood pressure, which is a new development in its clinical application. Example of formula Duzong Pill, "The Essentials of Evidence and Treatment": Duzong, Sequel. It is used for treating fetal movement in pregnancy and lumbago for abortion. Jin Gang Wan (The Essentials of the Living Method): Cortex Eucommiae, Cistanche, Semen Cuscutae, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, and Pork Waist. Treating impotence and weakness of muscles and bones. Extracts from Literature: Ben Jing (本经):"Lord of lumbar and spinal pain, tonifying the middle, benefiting the essence, firming the tendons and bones, strengthening the will, removing the itching and dampness under the yin, and the residual leaching of urination. Bie Lu (《别录》):"Remedy for the pain of epidemic in the feet, not wanting to trample on the ground. Medicinal Herbs: "treatment of kidney cold, kidney lumbar pain; people are weak and strong body straight, wind, waist is not favorable, plus and use.
How to quickly peel off the skin of eucommiaPeeling the age of the tree 15 to 25 years is more appropriate, peeling the period of April to June tree growth period, the bark is easy to peel off. It is also easy to heal and regenerate. Specific harvesting methods are:
1. Partial peeling. That is, in the trunk from the ground 1 ~ 20cm above the part, staggered peeling off the trunk around the area of 1 / 3 ~ l / 4 of the bark, can be replaced every year, so successive regional peeling.
2. Fell trees peeling. More in the old tree felling, used in flush ground around the trunk saw a ring-shaped incision, according to commodity specifications upward and then saw a second incision, between the two incisions, longitudinal cuts ring peeling bark, and then cut down the tree, such as law stripping, not the length of the skin and thicker branches peeled off the skin as crushed skin for medicinal purposes. The sprouting and regeneration ability of the stem is strong, and after cutting down the stump can quickly sprout new shoots and raise new trees.
3. Large circular peeling. In June to July in the hot and humid season (temperature 25 ~ 30 ℃, relative humidity of more than 80%), in the trunk below the branch from the ground 10cm above, a large area of circular peeling bark. As long as good mastery of the appropriate period of peeling and peeling technology, then, ring peeling parts of the vascular formation layer and xylem mother cells can be re-divided, so that the new skin regeneration. Therefore, peeling, do not damage the xylem, and minimize damage to the formation layer, the tree can remain alive. 2 ~ 3 years later, the bark can grow into normal thickness, can continue to peel according to law. In addition, the leaves into the medicine, can choose more than five years old tree, in October to November leaves will fall before picking, go to the petiole, sun-dried into, folding dry rate of about 3:1. (Source: China Three Gorges Agricultural Science and Technology Network )