Rehmanniae Glutinosae

Pinyin Mandarin Name

Sheng Di Huang

Common English Name

Chinese Foxglove Root

Part of Plant Used

Root

Nature

Cold

Taste

Sweet, bitter

Meridians Entered

Liver, Kidneys, Heart

Common Usages

This herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms of high fever, thirst, mouth and tongue sores, irritability, flushing of the cheeks, dry stool, lower-back pain, nosebleed, insomnia, blood in the urine, uterine bleeding, afternoon or low-grade fevers, hemorrhage, and diabetic syndrome (TCM: Blood heat symptoms).医学全在线www.med126.com

Traditional Usages and Functions

Clears heat and cools Blood; nourishes Yin and Blood and generates Fluids; cools upward blazing of Heart Fire. By raising Yin and increasing production of Fluids, this herb also settles Yang, thus reducing heat in a more stable way than by simply extinguishing Fire. Used for Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome.

Common Formulas Used In

Concha Marguerita and Ligustrum; Gentiana; Ginseng and Zizyphus; Clematis and Stephania; Leonuris and Achyranthes.

Processing Required

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Remarks

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Cautions in Use

Do not use during pregnancy. Do not use where there are damp phlegm imbalances, deficient Spleen imbalances with dampness or deficient Yang, or deficient Blood or Stomach imbalances.