Sichuan Eucommia Bark Du Zhong Thick Slices 1000g Bulk Dried Herb for Decoction Soup and Herbal Wine

Sichuan Eucommia Bark, known in TCM as Du Zhong (杜仲), from Eucommia ulmoides, offered as thick dried bark slices in bulk. In TCM theory Du Zhong is warm in nature with sweet flavor and is traditionally associated with the liver and kidney channels. These whole-form slices are a classic raw herb for decoction, soup, and traditional herbal wine preparation. Store sealed in a cool dry place; this product is a food ingredient and not a substitute for medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Sichuan-origin Eucommia bark with thick slices and characteristic silky latex threads when broken
• Known in TCM as Du Zhong (杜仲), botanical source Eucommia ulmoides
• Whole-form raw herb suitable for decoction pieces, slow soups, and traditional wine infusion
• Bulk 1000g per bag, sealed packaging for household culinary and herbal use
• Traditionally valued in TCM for supporting liver and kidney channel formulas

Quality & Sensory

Thick bark slices typically grayish-brown to dark brown on the outer surface with a smoother pale inner face. Texture is firm and slightly fibrous, typically showing fine white latex threads when the pieces are broken. Aroma is mild and resinous, and decocted liquid typically tastes slightly sweet with a faintly acrid note.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer in herbal decoctions with other tonic roots
• Add to slow-cooked meat and bone soups
• Steep or infuse in traditional herbal wine
• Use in seasonal tonic congee or culinary broths

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice Du Zhong is traditionally associated with tonifying the liver and kidneys and strengthening the sinews and bones, and it appears in classic tonic formulas and folk soups. It is commonly paired with herbs such as Dang Gui, Goji berry, and Achyranthes in slow-simmered broths, or soaked in grain liquor as a traditional herbal wine. It is also a familiar ingredient in autumn and winter family tonic cooking.

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