As life becomes more stressful,hypertension (high blood pressure) has been around since ancient times and affects a growing number of people.The effectiveness of pharmaceuticals for controlling hypertension is limited, and many people are turning to complementary and alternative medicine for better solutions.Eucommia is one of the major ones, and appears in many of the herbal formulas prescribed for hypertension.

Eucommia's effectiveness for treatment of hypertension has been a more recent discovery.Eucommia (Du zhong),belong to the family of Eucommiaceae, a genus of the small tree native to Central China.This plant is widely cultivated in China on a large scale because of its medicinal importance.Some study authors determined that compounds in eucommia may reduce blood pressure by blocking the action of epinephrine,a hormone known to raise blood pressure when released into the bloodstream.It lowers the zinc/copper ratio,which is significantly high in people with hypertension and its effect to dilate the blood vessels.It has no known side effects nor are there any reports of toxicity due to overdose.Eucommia may help fight high blood pressure (hypertension) Additional research on humans is needed to draw conclusions as to whether or not the same would occur.

A tea made from Eucommia ulmoides leaves and bark is part of the Japanese diet.Maybe patients who are disturbed by high blood pressure can also try it.We have natural chlorogenic acid eucommia ulmoides Extract if you are interest welcome to contact us.