Is it better to use raw Eucommia or salted Eucommia for wine? What are the precautions for making Eucommia wine?

Although Eucommia ulmoides is a very precious traditional Chinese medicine, it is often very common in life because of its excellent efficacy and various ways of eating. So, should we use raw Eucommia ulmoides or salted Eucommia ulmoides to make wine? What are the precautions for making Eucommia ulmoides wine? The following editor will explain them one by one, hoping to help everyone.

Is it better to use raw or salted Eucommia ulmoides for wine brewing?

When soaking Eucommia ulmoides in wine, the best choice is cooked Eucommia ulmoides, and the wine should be at least 45 degrees, 52 degrees is the best. Wine can dredge blood vessels, promote blood circulation, and with Eucommia ulmoides, it can strengthen the waist and kidneys, promote blood circulation, and treat back pain and leg pain.

The best container for wine is glass, and the ratio of wine to Eucommia ulmoides should be 8:1. Seal it tightly and you can drink it after one month. It is best not to drink more than 2 liang each time.

What are the precautions for making Eucommia wine?

1. Pay attention to the difference between raw and cooked Eucommia ulmoides. The effects of raw and cooked Eucommia ulmoides are similar, but cooked Eucommia ulmoides is fried with salt, so the gelatinous components contained in it are easier to break, and the effective ingredients are easier to be soaked out.

2. Cooked Eucommia ulmoides tastes salty and enters the kidney meridian. It is more suitable for people with kidney deficiency, soreness in the waist and knees, and weakness.

3. Eucommia ulmoides contains gum, which should be chopped into pieces before soaking to break the gum fibers so that the active ingredients can be released more easily.

Does drinking Eucommia leaves soaked in water have the effect of lowering blood sugar?

Eucommia contains chlorogenic acid and flavonoids. Chlorogenic acid can effectively inhibit the activity of 6-phosphatase in liver cells and reduce the catabolism of glycogen, thereby reducing blood sugar concentration.