Eucommia tea Eucommia ulmoides Leaves tea

LATIN NAME: EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES

COMMON NAME: Eucommia, Hardy Rubber Tree

The Eucommia ulmoides, or eucommia, is one of the most important and distinctive of the medicinal trees, and its glossy, dark-green leaves which show the silvery threads when torn and its thick, grey, furrowed bark have made it a tree of the warm woodlands and the traditional medicine across the regions of the East Asia. It grows as a medium-sized, deciduous tree of the eucommia family, reaching up to fifteen metres or more, with the thick, grey, furrowed bark and the spreading, rounded crown bearing alternate, glossy, dark-green, oval leaves which show the distinctive, silvery, rubber-like threads when torn, and bearing, in the spring, the small, greenish flowers, followed by the flat, winged, papery seeds. It is a species of the flowering tree, native to the warm woodlands of the East Asia, while it has been used in the traditions for its bark and its leaves for a very long time, and it is known as the eucommia or the hardy rubber tree.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The eucommia has a real and distinguished place in research. It has been studied in the chemistry and the natural-products science, since the Eucommia ulmoides contains a range of compounds including the iridoids and the lignans in its bark and its leaves, and the researchers have examined the bark, the leaves, their constituents and their composition, while the study of the medicinal trees has drawn attention in the international natural-products press, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and a traditional material rather than a casual remedy. The tree has also been studied in the horticulture and the landscape science, since the eucommia is a distinctive, cold-hardy tree for the large garden and the park, and the researchers have examined its cultivation, its propagation and its value in the landscape, while the study of the medicinal trees has been of continuing interest. The species has also been studied in the botany, since it is the only living species of its family and a living fossil, and the researchers have examined its relationships, its evolution and its unique biology, while the silvery threads in the leaves and the thick bark of the eucommia have been of interest to the botanists and the ethnobotanists. For a tree of such distinction, the Eucommia ulmoides has a rich and distinguished record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

To grow the Eucommia from seed, the eucommia is a medium-sized, deciduous tree of the warm woodlands, bearing the glossy, dark-green leaves with the silvery threads and the flat, winged seeds. Its leaves are a food for the caterpillars, and its spreading, rounded crown gives a fine shade in the large garden and the park, while its bark and its leaves are traditional materials in the East Asian medicine. Its economic value is real: the eucommia is prized for its bark and its leaves used in the traditional medicine and as a distinctive tree for the large garden, and its value has drawn attention in the international natural-products and horticultural press, while the silvery threads in the leaves and the easy cultivation have made it a favourite of the medicinal gardens and the large gardens, and the tree is a fine addition to the medicinal garden, the large garden and the park. To raise the eucommia, sow the seeds in pots of moist, open soil in a cool, bright place, keep them gently watered, and grow the little trees on in the sun.

sow the seeds in pots of moist, open soil in a cool, bright place, keep the young eucommia gently watered, and grow the little trees on in the sun.

Storage: keep in shady, cool and dry place; keep in freezer to extend the shelf life. Medical studies have shown that leaves and bark of Eucommia have basically the same chemical compositions, pharmacological effects of anti-aging, body strengthening, weight lossing. Further study found that have great effects on the hypertension, which attracted the world’s attention. Professor from Harvard University says that Eucommia is the best natural antihypertensive drugs. Features 1. No pollution, pure, natural, green; 2. without theophylline, caffeine-free, easy to absorb, benefits health; 3. Rich in protein, amino acids; 4. Brittle & friable, clear orange color of tea juice, bitter and sweet after taste. Function 1. Regulate blood pressure; According to test it works at 92% rate. 2. Special effect for constipation and be diuretic; 3. Enhance immune function; Resist virus which destroys the immune system function; and enhance the non-specific immune function of body. 4. Regulating cardiovascular function; It’s involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function. 5. Anti-inflammation, anti-virus and improve the pituitary adrenal cortex system function; Kidney Yang deficiency patients have function of adrenal cortex system; Eucommia can excite pituitary adrenal cortex system to enhance the function of the adrenal cortex. 6. Significant sedative and pan easing function; 7. Regulate cholesterol; It promotes the protein synthesis and degradation of collagen of body's skin, bone, muscle, and metabolism, and prevents aging. 8. Inhibiting uterine contraction and turn the contracted uterus back to normal. 9. Anti-tumor activity; Aucubin, Geniposidic contained in Eucommia, have anti-tumor activity function. Β-carotene may also be relevant to anti-cancer effects of Eucommia. 10. Anti-aging effects; Eucommia accelerates collagen protein metabolism, and prevent aging. Long-term taking Eucommian promotes blood circulation and metabolism, accelerates cell metabolism of collagen protein, and improves brain cell activity, and prevents Alzheimer’s disease. 11. Weight loss; One month drinking Eucommia tea, significantly reduces the human subcutaneous and visceral neutral fat. Without doing sports, and changing dietary, it prevents obesity and loses weight. According to weight loss information, 1.5 ~ 2.0kg loses, by consecutive one month taking Eucommia tea. 12. Beautifying skin and hair; The aging of the skin is due to elasticity loss of collagen protein between dermal cells in skin. Eucommia can delay the aging of the original protein, speed up the metabolism of collagen protein, and increase collagen protein synthesis and thus prevent or delay skin wrinkling and aging. Eucommia activates keratoprotein and improve the hair texture, by which the hair becomes shiny, with less hair loss. Japan's human trials proves, Eucommia make white hair become black, and the study has been patented in Japan, and also make nails become flexible and full gloss. Eucommia contains many kinds of ingredients which can scavenge free radical activities. Experimental results show that it removes age spots on elderly and various spots on young people. Usage and dosage Around 15grams for total daily usage, divide into 3 times or take 10 grams to make a cup and drink before go to bed. According to your body adaption, you could try less and gradually add the amount. Put 3 to 5 grams of Eucommia Tea into the cup, and pour boiled water; then cover for 3 minutes to drink. Please drink till it cools in summer. Take it half an hour before meal, and wait for one hour after meal to drink. It’s better to take with empty stomach, especially good to take one glass of concentrated Eucommia tea before go to bed.