ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Fresh Rehmannia Root
Fresh Rehmannia Root. Class: Heat clearence. Properties: Cold; Sweet; Bitter. Meridians: Liver; Heart; Kidney
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Gan Di Huang
δΈζε (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Rehmanniae Radix
English Name
Fresh Rehmannia Root
Alias Names
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β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Cold; Sweet; Bitter
Meridians (ε½η»)
Liver; Heart; Kidney
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat clearence
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π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
Treatment of exogenous heat invading at the nutritive and blood levels manifested as dry mouth and deep red tongue proper with scanty coating. fresh rehmannia root (shengdihuang) is used with scrophularia (xuanshen), rhinoceros horn (xijiao) and ophiopogon root
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
1. its decoction exerts a protective effect on experimental hepatitis of mice induced by carbon tetrachloride.2. gastric feeding or injection of its decoction, water infusion or alcoholic extract can lower the blood sugar level in rabbits (this result is controversial in the recent years).3. intravenous injection of its extract exerts a hypertensive and diuretic effect in rabbits and dogs.4. its alcoholic extract shortens the blood coagulation time in rabbits.5. its water infusion inhibits the g
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction exerts a protective effect on experimental hepatitis of mice induced by carbon tetrachloride.2. gastric feeding or injection of its decoction, water infusion or alcoholic extract can lower the blood sugar level in rabbits (this result is
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