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Raw Rehmannia
Botanical name
Rehmannia glutinosa
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Pin yin name
Di Huang or Sheng Di Huang or Sheng Di
Pin yin description
(di means earth and huang means yellow, which is the color associated with the earth element in the five elements system; this herb material is the essence of the earth (soil), being very moist; sheng means fresh or raw, referring to the absence of processing other than simple drying; this herb is distinguished from cooked rehmannia, which has been processed by stewing with wine)
Other common names
Chinese Foxglove
Part used
Root
(dug up in autumn, with crowns and fibrous roots removed)
Taste
Sweet, Bitter
Nature
Cold
Traditional Chinese uses
Clear heat and cool blood, nourish yin, produce body fluids
Traditional Chinese applications
Bleeding due to heat in the blood; fever with dryness caused by heat in the ying and blood phase; thirst due to heat damaging the body fluids in a febrile disease; diabetes syndrome; fever due to yin deficiency
Possible unwanted effects
None noted
Herb drug interactions
None reported
TCM and other contraindications
Spleen deficiency with dampness; yang deficiency; specifically mentioned for cautious use during pregnancy
Formulas
Corydalis +8 (Woman's Health)
Peony +9 (Woman's Health)
Author
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine
Last updated
6 Nov 2002



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