Eucommia

Useful properties and applications of tincture of eucommia

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Description of eucommia

Eucommia – dioecious deciduous tree with bark gray-brown colour, and has a lush, dense, rounded crown and leaves similar to the nettle leaves. The roots, leaves and bark of the branches of the milky striated passages, which contain a viscous white SAP – gutta. Blossoms in April-may, flowers without sepals and petals, gathered in inflorescences. The fruits ripen in October-November. Homeland of the plant is Asia, namely China. Grown eucommia in the Caucasus, in the Crimea, Abkhazia, Moldova, and Krasnodar Krai.

Useful properties of eucommia

As raw material for various purposes use the bark. A large concentration of gutta-percha observed in the spring, during active movement of the SAP in the trees. Coffee leaves contain acid, aukubin, chlorogenic acid. Gutta-percha is composed of a resin – Alban, albanyny, Flavio. Determined the presence of plant tannins, quinic acid. In the chemical composition are also present iridoids glycosides, lignans (pinoresinol and its glycosides).

The bark is rich in ash, magnesium, strontium, potassium, calcium, iron. From microelements discovered manganese, copper, zinc, cobalt, molybdenum, sulphur and many other substances. Eucommia has on the human body, hypotensive, tonic and stimulating effect.

The use of eucommia

Medicinal properties of eucommia was known and used Tibetan and Chinese medicine at the dawn of our era. Knew even then that the steamed bark is useful to impose on the place of fracture: freezing, the ground mixture tightly covers the desired area of the body. Inside took an infusion of the bark has a positive effect on quick recovery of fractures. In our days, the infusion used in gout, kidney diseases and spleen. Washing the infusion of the RAS contributes to their disinfection and rapid healing.

In Abkhazia decoctions of eucommia when infarction, and swelling in the legs. The infusion of the bark is recommended for the treatment of hypertension, regulation of metabolism. Strengthens the liver, cleanses from toxins and renews the formula of the blood, lowering cholesterol, removes toxins from the intestines, increases the secretion of urine. Eucommia when used in small quantities it helps to stimulate the Central nervous system. If the dose increases, the plant has a calming effect. These properties are alsopromote the use of wood in the official medicine.

Tincture of eucommia: 200 g of coarsely chopped bark pour a 30-degree alcohol. It turns the liquid dark brown color with a peculiar odor, sweet taste. Should take 15-20 drops 3 times a day with water.

Eucommia vyazolistny

In the wild eucommia vyazolistny found only in Asia and in the East. In CIS countries it is cultivated in the form of a coppice shrub plant height of from 3 to 3.5 meters, with a huge number of shoots. There are special areas in the Krasnodar region and in Moldova, where trees are grown for medical purposes. Studies have shown long-term hypotensive effect of the plant, strengthening of established activities of the heart and analgesic properties in the use of funds from eucommia.

A decoction of eucommia: take 10 g of bark of eucommia to 1 Cup of water, boil in a sealed container for 10-15 minutes, to insist 4 hours, strain. Make the composition you need 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for gout.

Contraindications to the use of eucommia

The only contraindication is individual intolerance of the plant.