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| Chinese Name |
Shudihuang |
| Latin |
Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata |
| English Name |
Prepared Rehmannia Root |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that tonifies blood |
| Source |
Dried root tuber of Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. |
| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Sweet, slightly warm; Liver, Kidney |
| Actions |
To nurish yin and replenish blood, reinforce essence and marrow |
| Indications |
Yin deficiency of the liver and the kidney, aching pain and weakness of the lower back and knees, hectic fever and bone-steaming, night sweating, seminal emission, internal heat and thirst, anemia with sallow complexion, palpitation, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, dizziness, tinnitus, grey hair when young, in addition, used for hypertension and male infertility
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| Precaution |
It is forbidden to prescribe to those with qi stagnation and profuse phlegm, fullness and pain in the abdomen, poor appetite and diarrhea.
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains rehmannin, vitmin A, sugars, amino acids, etc.
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