Zhangjiajie rare medicinal herbs: Cili Tu-Chung (Eucommia)
 2016-12-20 16:37:26   Zhangjiajie Tourism Information Website  

Tu-chung is a kind of perennial broadleaf tree. Its leaves are obovate. Its bark can be used in medicine, and flower seed can also be used as medicine in spite of bitterness.

Peel, fruit and leaf of Cili tu-chung are full of gutta-percha, which are important raw material of electrical equipment, chemical industry and telecommunication equipment and so forth.

Cili tu-chung’s woodiness is somewhat heavy, the wooden structure is artistic. Thus it is always regarded as an ideal material in industry such as architecture, furniture, painting and craft. As one of the staple goods that exports to different countries around the world, Cili tu-chung gradually becomes the significant natural resources for developing economy.

Translated by Becky