Herb

Eucommia (Du zhong)

杜仲du zhong
1 sourceCortex Eucommiae

Supplements the liver and kidney, strengthens the sinews and bones, and calms the fetus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·杜仲·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主腰膝痛，补中益精气，坚筋骨，强志，除阴下痒湿、小便余沥；久服轻身耐老。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·杜仲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·杜仲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·杜仲·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.