INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Cortex Eucommiae |
| Common English: | Eucommia Bark |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Slightly Acrid (Astringent) |
Warm |
Kidney Liver (Heart) |
8-16g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and strengthens the sinews and bones |
Kidney and Liver Deficiency with a weak, sore or painful lower back and knees, fatigue and urinary frequency Weakness of sinews and bones |
Aids the smooth flow of Qi and Blood |
Promotes circulation for weak sinews and bones |
Calms the fetus |
Deficiency Cold patterns with bleeding during pregnancy Prevents miscarriage when the fetus is agitated or restless and when a pregnant woman has significant back pain or presents with a deficient condition Threatened abortion |
Lowers blood pressure |
Dizziness and light-headedness due to Liver Yang Rising |
| Tonifies Kidney Yang | Reproductive and urinary disorders such as impotence and incontinence |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. Dipsaci |
Fr. Psoraliae |
Fr. Corni |
Lower back pain or threatened miscarriage due to deficient Kidneys. |
Low back pain and wheezing due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. |
Impotence and frequent urination due to Deficiency Cold of the Kidneys. |
Placenta Hominis |
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Steaming bone disorder with coughing. |
Damp-Cold back pain with a sore, swollen feeling and localized coldness that is exacerbated by exposure to Cold and accompanied by a deep, slow pulse and a white, greasy tongue coat. |
Habitual miscarriage. |
Rx. Paeoniae Alba |
Rx. Dipsaci |
Cx. Acanthopanacis |
Dizziness and light-headedness due to Rising Liver Yang. |
Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the lower back and secures the Chong and Ren channels to treat aching in the lower back and knees, weakness of the legs which makes walking difficult and especially threatened miscarriage due to instability of the Chong and Ren channels. Restless fetus or bleeding during pregnancy accompanied by lower back pain and a sense of dropping in the lower trunk. Fractured or broken bones. |
Eliminates pathogenic Wind, Dampness and Cold, strengthens the Liver and Kidneys to strengthen sinews and bones and treat low back and leg pain, aching of the feet and knees, restricted movement of the joints and weakness of the lower limbs due to Kidney and Liver Deficiency which allows Wind-Damp-Cold to enter. Hypertension in patients with Liver and Kidney Deficiency. |
Fr. Lycii |
Rx. Lateralis Aconiti Preparata |
Hb. Taxilli |
Salt-fried and soaked grain-based liquor for low back pain. |
Cold legs and an intolerance of Cold. |
Low back pain during and after menstruation. |
Hb. Taxilli |
Rx. Dipsaci |
Charred Rx. Dipsaci |
Low back pain during the first three months of pregnancy with a feeling of abdominal prolapse. |
Unstable pregnancy with a restless fetus and bleeding and a history of miscarriage in the first trimester. |
Continuous bleeding after miscarriage. |
Fr. Corni |
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Impotence. Urinary incontinence and dribbling urine. |
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- It benefits essence and marrow.
- It is the primary Kidney Yang tonic for treating the lower body.
- It is said to strengthen resolve and expel Damp itching (Damp-Heat) in the genitals.
- Du Zhong descends to enter the Kidneys to strengthen Kidney Qi and the sinews and bones. It governs the Qi level of the lower body to tonify the Liver and Kidneys. Niu Xi governs the Blood level of the lower body and travels in the Qi and Blood of the channels and collaterals.
- Dry-fried Eucommia Chao Du Zhong directly enters the Kidney channel more strongly tonifies the Liver and Kidneys and is a better anti-hypertensive.
- Charred Eucommia Du Zhong Tan is able to stop bleeding and is used for instability of the Chong and Ren channels leading to abnormal uterine bleeding such as long periods or bleeding during pregnancy.
- Eucommia Leaf Du Zhong Ye can be used effectively as a substitute for the bark in most of its clinical functions.