Description:
Eucommia is an herb that comes from the Chinese rubber tree (Eucommia ulmoides). It has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to support the endocrine system, improve kidney health, and strengthen bones and muscles. It is also said to promote weight loss, prevent osteoporosis, and enhance heart health.
While alternative medicine practitioners turn to eucommia to increase vitality and promote longevity, in the West, it is mostly known as a supplement to lower blood pressure.
Description:
Eucommia is an herb that comes from the Chinese rubber tree (Eucommia ulmoides). It has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to support the endocrine system, improve kidney health, and strengthen bones and muscles. It is also said to promote weight loss, prevent osteoporosis, and enhance heart health.
While alternative medicine practitioners turn to eucommia to increase vitality and promote longevity, in the West, it is mostly known as a supplement to lower blood pressure.
Health Benefits:
Cardiovascular system: Eucommia acts as a cardiac tonic and has cardioprotective properties. It also gives antihypertensive action and maintains the blood pressure level in the body
Neuroprotective: It helps in strengthening and revitalisation of brain cells and represses cytotoxic activity.
Antioxidant property: It helps to reduce free radicals and oxidative stress in the body.
Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties: It helps to decrease inflammation and also inhibits bacterial and viral infections.
Anti-obesity property:It encourages the weight loss process and is beneficial in obesity.
On bones and muscles:It helps in strengthening muscles and bones and is so useful in arthritis.
Function:
1. Cardioprotective
2. Neuroprotective
3. Antihypertensive
4. Anti-inflammatory
5. Antithrombotic
6. Anti Aging
7. Antiallergic
8. Anticancer
9. Antibacterial
10. Antimutagenic
11. Anti-inflammatory
12. Antioxidant
13. Antiviral properties.