Eucommia bark 杜沖
Pharmaceutical nameEucommiae Cortex
The three axes are assessed independently and are never combined into a single score.
KTKP records the origin species as Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.. It has not yet been cross-checked against the Korean Pharmacopoeia, so the identification confidence is not raised to an official code mapping. The same drug appears under 3 records as name variants. The name most used for this taxon in current literature is Eucommia ulmoides.
Tradition · what the text describes
탕액편
The sub-section within this volume has not been verified against the original text yet.
The KTKP traditional materia medica record (M0000990) gives the origin species as Eucommia ulmoides Oliv., the part used as 수피, and the properties as 감미신(甘微辛), 무독(無毒), 온(溫). It lists 간(肝), 신(腎) as the channels entered. The same record cites the Donguibogam (1613) as the source for its indications.
Properties & channel entry: 감미신(甘微辛), 무독(無毒), 온(溫) · 간(肝), 신(腎)
Source species: Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (수피)
Modern · documented evidence
Sciaticaevidence for this indication
- 3 registered trial(s) exist but no published systematic review or RCT was found. Check whether the research is ongoing or simply unpublished.
- The indication was derived automatically from the Condition field of 3 registered trial(s). It reflects what is currently being studied, not a traditional use, and a curator should confirm the label is apt.
Literature
SR 0 · RCT 0 · preclinical 0
No human studies were found within the sources searched. This means "not yet studied", not "does not work".
Query used
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SRC:MED AND ((TITLE_ABS:"Eucommia ulmoides")) AND TITLE_ABS:"Sciatica"Clinical trials
- NCT03879447 — ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- NCT03571503 — COMPLETED
- NCT03750591 — COMPLETED
Intervertebral Disc Displacementevidence for this indication
- 3 registered trial(s) exist but no published systematic review or RCT was found. Check whether the research is ongoing or simply unpublished.
- The indication was derived automatically from the Condition field of 3 registered trial(s). It reflects what is currently being studied, not a traditional use, and a curator should confirm the label is apt.
Literature
SR 0 · RCT 0 · preclinical 0
No human studies were found within the sources searched. This means "not yet studied", not "does not work".
Query used
We publish the exact query behind these counts so you can reproduce them yourself.
SRC:MED AND ((TITLE_ABS:"Eucommia ulmoides")) AND TITLE_ABS:"Intervertebral Disc Displacement"Clinical trials
- NCT03571503 — COMPLETED
- NCT03959098 — ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- NCT03750591 — COMPLETED
Lumbar Spinal Stenosisevidence for this indication
- 2 registered trial(s) exist but no published systematic review or RCT was found. Check whether the research is ongoing or simply unpublished.
- The indication was derived automatically from the Condition field of 2 registered trial(s). It reflects what is currently being studied, not a traditional use, and a curator should confirm the label is apt.
Literature
SR 0 · RCT 0 · preclinical 0
No human studies were found within the sources searched. This means "not yet studied", not "does not work".
Query used
We publish the exact query behind these counts so you can reproduce them yourself.
SRC:MED AND ((TITLE_ABS:"Eucommia ulmoides")) AND TITLE_ABS:"Lumbar Spinal Stenosis"Clinical trials
- NCT03879447 — ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- NCT02975011 — TERMINATED
Safety
auto-proposed · unreviewed
- 11 adverse-event or toxicity record(s) were found. This only flags that literature exists — read the abstracts to decide between "caution" and "harm confirmed".
- The KTKP record states the following traditional contraindication: 온보간신(溫補肝腎)의 작용이 있기 때문에 음허화왕(陰虛火旺)의 경우에는 신용(愼用)
Adverse-event and toxicity literature
This is not a finding of harm — it lists literature that is retrievable. Read the papers to decide.
- Polysaccharides From Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. Leaves Could Alleviate Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and Mitigate Chronic Alcoholic Intoxication in Mice. (2026 · Journal Article)
- Effects of Sweating and Drying Processes on Chemical Components, Antioxidant Activity, and Anti-Acute Liver Injury Mechanisms of Eucommia ulmoides Based on the Spectrum-Effect Relationship. (2025 · research-article; Journal Article)
- Genipin rewires endogenous amino acid metabolism and induces hepatocellular necroptosis by activation of the TNF-necrosome signaling axis. (2026 · Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Journal Article)
- Polysaccharides from Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. leaves alleviates alcohol-induced mouse brain injury and BV-2 microglial dysfunction. (2024 · Journal Article)
- Efficacy and safety of medicine-food homology Shenqi paste in older adults with diabetic sarcopenia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. (2026 · Randomized Controlled Trial; Journal Article)
Sources
- KTKP materia medica (15002148) (fetched 2026-08-27)
- Europe PMC REST (fetched 2026-08-28)
- ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (fetched 2026-08-28)
- Europe PMC REST (fetched 2026-08-28)
- ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (fetched 2026-08-28)
- Europe PMC REST (fetched 2026-08-28)
- ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (fetched 2026-08-28)
- KTKP materia medica (15002148) (fetched 2026-08-27)
- Europe PMC REST (fetched 2026-08-28)
Bridges from here
- In formulas
- 가구자원 · 경험이방음 · 자혈양근탕 · 속사단 · 대아교원
- Related patterns
- Crane-knee arthritis disorder · Yang deficiency pattern · Qi-blood deficiency pattern · Kidney yang deficiency pattern