杜仲,为杜仲科植物杜仲的干燥树皮,是中国名贵滋补药材。东方神韵杜仲雄花茶具补肝肾、强筋骨、降血压、安胎等诸多功效。
《神农本草经》把杜仲列为上品。谓其“主治腰膝痛,补中,益精气,坚筋骨,除阴下痒湿,小便余沥。久服,轻身耐老。”杜仲是中国特有药材,其药用历史悠久,在临床有着广泛的应用。迄今己在地球上发现杜仲属植物多达14种,后来它们在大陆和欧洲相继灭绝。存在于中国的杜仲是杜仲科杜仲属仅存的孑遗植物,它不仅有很高的经济价值,而且对于研究被子植物系统演化以及中国植物区系的起源等诸多方面都具有极为重要的科学价值。现己作为稀有植物被列入《中国植物红皮书-稀有濒危植物》第一卷。
近年来,国内外专家对杜仲成分进行了反复细致的研究,杜仲游离氨基酸极少,含有的少量蛋白质,是和绝大多数食品类似的完全蛋白,即能够水解检出对人体必需的8种氨基酸。测定了杜仲所含的15种矿物元素,其中有锌、铜、铁等微量元素,及钙、磷、钾、镁等宏量元素。
杜仲具有补肝肾,强筋骨,清除体内垃圾,加强人体细胞物质代谢,防止肌肉骨骼老化,平衡人体血压,分解体内胆固醇,降低体内脂肪,恢复血管弹性,利尿清热,广谱抗菌,兴奋中枢神经,提高白血球数量,增强人体免疫力等显著功效。
Eucommia Ulmoides
Eucommia ulmoides, which is actually dry bark, is a Chinese precious nutritious medicine. Eucommia's male flower tea has medical functions of nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening muscles and bones, reducing blood press, preventing abortion and so on. Shen Nong's Herbal Classic has ever respected it as superior medicine.
Eucommia ulmoides is a medicine only owned by China which has a long history and is widely used in clinical diagnosis. It contains high economic and important scientific values. Now it has been listed into Chinese Plant Data Book--Rare and Endangered Plants.