Eucommia ulmoides can be soaked in water alone and drunk. It has the effect of lowering blood pressure. Mainly because Eucommia ulmoides can promote the metabolism of collagen protein, which has the function of connecting cells, and accelerate the synthesis of other proteins, consuming energy in the body, thereby naturally reducing the neutral fat accumulated in the body.

Drinking method

Recipe: 5-15 grams of Eucommia tea

Usage: Brew with boiling water at about 85℃, preferably 500 ml of water, cover and stuffy Soak for 5 minutes for best results.

Drinking: health care dose 15-25g/day, therapeutic dose 30g/day

Note: each brew should not be brewed more than 3 times

Efficacy: Lowers blood pressure, strengthens muscles and bones, and nourishes liver and kidneys. It also has obvious effects on lowering lipids, lowering sugar, losing weight, laxative and detoxification, and promoting sleep.

Note: Do not wash the Eucommia tea. The active ingredients of the tea are higher.

Applicable groups

1. People with high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases;

2. People with high blood pressure accompanied by abnormal blood lipids and blood sugar;

3. People with kidney deficiency and physical weakness;

4. People with insomnia and dreaminess, rough and dull skin;

5. Frail and sick, weak waist and knees, immune People with low physical strength;

6. People with excess fat, people with sub-healthy diseases.

Extended information:

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

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

Medicinal Eucommia ulmoides, which is the dried bark of Eucommia ulmoides, is a valuable nourishing medicinal material in China. Its taste is sweet and warm in nature. It has the effects of replenishing liver and kidney, strengthening muscles and bones, regulating Chong and Ren, stabilizing menstruation and relieving miscarriage. It can treat waist and leg pain or soreness and weakness caused by kidney yang deficiency, unconsolidated fetuses caused by liver qi deficiency, and wet and itchy scrotum. It is listed as top grade in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".

Modern research shows that Eucommia ulmoides can remove waste from the body, strengthen the metabolism of human cell substances, prevent musculoskeletal aging, balance human blood pressure, decompose cholesterol in the body, reduce body fat, restore blood vessel elasticity, diuresis and clear away heat, broad-spectrum antibacterial, and exciting Central nervous system, improve the pharmacological effect of white blood cells.

Taboos during use

Suitable for: middle-aged and elderly people with insufficient kidney qi, waist and knee pain, weakness in legs and feet, and persistent urination; women with weak constitution, weak kidney qi, and fetal leakage Those who want to have an abortion and those with habitual abortion; those with sequelae of polio, children who walk too late, and those with weakness of both lower limbs; patients with high blood pressure.

Taboos: Eucommia ulmoides has a mild nature and flavor, nourishes the liver and kidneys, and has no taboos.

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

1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Snake skin, Yuanshen."

2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It should not be used by those with kidney deficiency and blazing fire. It should be used with Cortex Phellodendri and Anemarrhenae are taken together. "

3. "Depei Materia Medica": "It is contraindicated for internal heat and dryness of essence and blood."

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