Sheng Di Huang Sheng Di Huang Sheng Di Huang Rehmannia tcm herb traditional chinese medicine sheng di huang tcm herbal database

Sheng Di Huang - Rehmannia

Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)

Clinical Applications

  • Clears Heat, Cools Blood. High fever, thirst, scarlet tongue, hemorrhage due to heat in the Blood.
  • Nourishes Yin, Generates Fluids. Yin Deficiency with heat signs with injury to body fluids. Dry mouth, low-grade fever, constipation, throat pain from yin deficiency.
  • Cools Ascending Heart Fire (HT, LV). Mouth and tongue sores, irritability, insomnia, malar flush.
  • Wasting thirst disorder.

Functional Category

Channels Influenced

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 9-30g

Clinician Notes

Compare with Xuan Shen: Both are for internal heat syndromes with yin deficiency. Clears heat from qi, ying, and blood levels.

Cautions & Precautions

Spleen Deficiency, Yang Deficiency, Damp Phlegm, Digestion Difficulties.

Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Sheng Di Huang (19)