Du Zhong - Tonify Yang 
      (KD, LV 6-15g) | 
  
	 
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      Du Zhong ("That dude's ON!")  
      Dude's ON!!! -> Weightlifting super kid said " Just call me Dude's 
      ON! I've always been bad to the bone - Momma 
      said she took a magic herb call Du Zhong to tonify 
      her LV and KD while I was in her belly. She said that even as a fetus 
      I was a badass who caused her a great deal of hypertension! 
      "  
       
      Momma had many sleepless nights which caused (cc: 
      yin deficient heat) 
 
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              English Name: eucommia bark 
               
		 
              Pharmacuetical Name: Cortex Eucommiae 
            
		 Properties: sweet, warm
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			   Explanation of 	Key Words in this story... | 
		 
		
          | bad to the bone... tonify her LV and KD | 
          strengthens sinews and bones... tonifies LV and KD | 
		 
		
          | hypertension | 
          treats hypertension | 
		 
		
          | fetus | 
          calms the unborn fetus | 
		 
	  
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	         Du Zhong Actions and Indications
	  
        - Tonifies the LV and KD; strengthens bones and sinews 
          (weak / sore / painful low back, knees; fatigue; seminal emission, frequent 
          urination; impotence, uterine bleeding)
 
        - Treats Hypertension (modern use for hypertension)
 
        - Calms the fetus (deficient cold of Kidney with bleeding 
          during pregnancy; prevent miscarriage; low back pain with deficiency 
          signs in pregnant women) 
 
        - (cc: yin deficient heat)
 
       
	  Alternate Forms:
	    - Chao Tan: stop bleeding
 
	   
		
      
        Special Notes: 
        - Combine Du Zhong with Huang Qin and Xia 
          Ku Cao to treat hypertension.
 
        - Dry fried Du Zhong is regarded as more potent than unprocessed.  Salt fried is the preferred form to treat low back pain, spontenous seminal emission, and unstable pregnancy.
 
       
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