Eucommia ulmoides Bark Identity & Plant Part
The botanical entity is Eucommia ulmoides Oliv., the only living member of the family Eucommiaceae. The part used is the dried bark, which is stripped from the trunk and branches, scraped of its rough outer layer and dried. Leaves, fruits and wood are not added to this eucommia bark extract.
A distinctive field mark identifies the species: when the bark or a leaf is torn apart, fine, white, rubber-like threads of gutta-percha stretch between the broken edges. Leaf and bark are traded separately and differ in chemistry. Eucommia bark contains lignans such as pinoresinol diglucoside, iridoids such as geniposidic acid and aucubin, and chlorogenic-type phenolic acids.












