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Rehmannia (steamed)
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Latin Plant Name Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae |
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Pinyin Mandarin Name Shu Di Huang |
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Common English Name Steamed Chinese Foxglove |
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Part of Plant Used Root cooked in wine |
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Nature Slightly warm |
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Taste Sweet |
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Meridians Entered Liver, Kidneys, Heart |
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Common Usages This Blood- and Yin-tonifying herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms of pallid face, palpitations, insomnia, irregular menstruation, excessive menstrual and post-childbirth bleeding; also used to treat night sweating, nocturnal emissions, and diabetic syndrome; dizziness and palpitation (TCM: due to Blood deficiency), and lowerback pain. blood deficienĀyC grey hair. ringing in ears, night sweats, vaginal bleeding, diabetes and seminal emission
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Traditional Usages and Functions Tonifies Blood; nourishes Yin. |
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Common Formulas Used In Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia; Eight Immortal Long Life Pill; Ginseng and Tang Gui Ten; Rehmannia and Dogwood Fruit; Rehmannia and Magnetitum; Rehmannia Eight; Rehmannia Six; Tang Gui and Gardenia; Tan Gui and Ginseng Eight; Tang Gui Four; Tu-Huo and Loranthus. |
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Processing Required -
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Remarks Experiments have shown that shudihuang can protect the liver and reduce blood sugar |
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Cautions in Use Use with caution where there is deficient Spleen and Stomach, or where there is stagnant Qi or phlegm leading to diarrhea or indigestion. |