Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark) 4oz

Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Eucommiae Botanical Name: Eucommia ulmoides oliv. Common Name: Erythrina bark, Coralbean bark Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The bark is gathered in summer and autumn. The rough bark is removed and discarded, and then the smooth bark is dried in the sun. Properties and Taste: Sweet and warm Meridian: Liver and kidney Functions: To tonify liver and kidneys and strengthen bones and tendonsTo calm the fetus to prevent miscarriage Indications and Combinations: 1.     Deficiency of liver and kidneys manifested as soreness and pain in the lower back and knees. *Use with Psoralea fruit (Buguzhi) and Walnut seed (Hutaoren). 2.  Impotence due to deficient kidneys. *Use with Dogwood fruit (Shanzhuyu), Dadder seed (Tusizi) and Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi).3.   Threatened abortion or restlessness of fetus manifested as lower abdominal pain and uterine bleeding.*Use with Teasel root