Cooked rehmannia root (Shu di huang )

English name: Cooked rehmannia root
Chinese name: Shu di huang
Pharmaceutical name: rehmanniae Radix preparata




Properties: sweet, slightly warm

• Tonifies the blood: for blood deficiency with such symptoms as facial pallor, dizziness, palpitations, and insomnia. Very commonly used when blood deficiency leads to such a problems as irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, and postpartum bleeding.
• Nourishes the Yin: for liver and kidney yin deficiency with symptoms as weak lower back and limbs, dizziness, tinnitus, tidal fevers, night sweats, and nocturnal emissions.
• Strongly enriches the yin and relieves wasting and thirsting disorder: especially useful for lower burner wasting; can be used as a stand-alone herb in large doses for this problem.
• Nourishes the blood and tonify the essence: for problems with both blood and essence such as delayed development during childhood, blunted effect, premature againg, diminished mental acuity, greying of hair, impotence, and memory loss.

Ref: Materia medica, Bensky Dan, Clavy Steven, Stoger Erich.3rd edition. 2004.