Tu Chung

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Analgesic, Cancer, Depurative, Hypertension

Science studied: (+)-SYRINGARESINOL-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE, AUCOBOSIDE, GENIPOSIDE, PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Eucommiaceae

Scientific name: Eucommia ulmoides

Common names: Tu Chung, Du Zhong, Gutta-Percha Tree, Arbre à gomme, Arbre à gutta-percha, Chinesischer Guttaperchabaum, Chinesischer Guttaperchabaum (DE), Duzhong, Gutta percha, Gutta-percha, Gutta-percha Tree, Woody plant, du zhong, duchung, eucommia, eukomia wiązowata, eukómia brestovitá, gumojilm jilmovitý, gutta-percha-tree, hardy rubber tree

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, US.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Analgesic
• Cancer
• Depurative
• Hypertension
• Impotency
• Kidney
• Lumbago
• Notalgia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Elsewhere
• US

Documented cultural uses

• Analgesic
• Cancer
• Depurative
• Hypertension
• Impotency
• Kidney
• Lumbago
• Notalgia
• Perspiration
• Polyuria
• Pregnancy
• Preventitive(Pile)

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Integrative transcriptomic and lipidomic analysis of the effects of Eucommia ulmoides on growth performance and lipid metabolism in Larimichthys crocea · 2026 source ↗
• Positive regulatory role of EuWRKY1 in the biosynthesis of Eucommia ulmoides rubber. · 2026 source ↗
• Eucommia ulmoides leaves improving growth by regulating the rumen microbiome in sheep. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• (+)-SYRINGARESINOL-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
• AUCOBOSIDE
• GENIPOSIDE
• PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
• TRANS-COUMNARINIC-ACID
• ARSENIC
• AUCUBIN
• COPPER
• EUCOMMIN-A
• IRON
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• LINOLENIC-ACID
• MANGANESE
• (+)-MEDIORESINOL-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• OLEIC-ACID
• POTASSIUM

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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