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| Common Names |
| Rehmannia , Chinese Foxglove, Shu Di Huang |
| Botanical Name |
| Rehmannia glutinosa |
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| SCROPHULARIACEAE Figwort Family |
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Rehmannia is a very commonly used herb in traditional Chinese medicine. Know as or Di-huang, (earth yellow), prepared rehmannia is used for loss of blood, yin deficiency, lower back pain with kidney deficiency from overwork (it replenishes the vital essence of the kidneys),lumbago, cough, hectic fever, diabetes, urinary incontinence, deafness, uterine bleeding, vertigo, tinnitus, and for regulating menstrual flow. Rehmannia has astringent properties that make it useful in stopping bleeding. It helps to protect and support the liver and adrenal glands. Steven Foster and Yue chongxi |
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Prep Methods :The root may be prepared as a decoction. Can be prepared with cardamom or ginger to prevent indigestion.
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Three separately prepared products from the root are used as di-hunag. Sheng-di-huang, or dried rehmannia root, consists of freshly harvested roots that are baked slowly until nearly dry, then kneaded into round balls. Xian-di-huang, or fresh di-huang, consists of the crude root, newly harvested, and cleaned roots. Shu-di-huang, or prepared rehmannia root, refers to the dried roots that have been steamed to a black color, and then redried.
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| Causes dizziness and heart palpitations in some people. Can cause diarrhea, loss of appetite or upset stomach. |
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Similar in appearance to foxglove with most leaves at ground level under yellow to purplish brown flowers, the plant came into the west in the eighteenth century and is cultivated as an ornamental in the Untied States.
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