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Du Zhong #1299

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Pin Ying Name: Du Zhong

Chinese Name: 杜仲

English Name: Eucommia Bark

Latin Name: Eucommiae, Cortex

Herbs that Tonify the Yang

Category

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Slightly Acrid Astringent	Warm	Kidney Liver Heart	8-16g

Actions & Indications

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
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

Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency Heat.
Contraindicated during pregnancy for those with symptoms of sinking Qi such as a dragging sensation in the abdomen and exhaustion.
Do not use in conjunction with herbs that raise Qi such as Rx. Astragali Huang Qi, Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma or Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu.