Raw Huai Rehmannia Root Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. (fresh root)
Clear heat and cool blood medicinesCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Clear heat and cool blood, nourish Yin and generate fluids
1. Used for patterns of heat entering the nutrient and blood levels. 2. Used for hematemesis, epistaxis, blood in the stool, flooding and spotting, and heat-toxin eczema. 3. Used for thirst in febrile disease, wasting-thirst from internal damage, and constipation due to intestinal dryness.
Nature & taste
SweetBitterCold
Meridians entered
HeartLiverKidney
Botanical source
Accepted nameRehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
FamilyRehmanniaceae
Herbal properties
ColdReinforcingAscendingAstringentMoistening
Found in these formulas
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