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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Eucommia ulmoides (Eucommiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Tu Chung; Mien Ya; Totyu; Mu Mien

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Analgesic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Arthritis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Depurative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hypertension China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Hypertension China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Hypertension China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Impotency China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Kidney China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Kidney China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Liver China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Liver China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Lumbago China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Lumbago China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Notalgia China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Perspiration China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Polyuria China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Pregnancy China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Preventitive(Pile) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.