What is Chinese FoxGlove Root? How to use a Mountain Cabbage having a root?

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data and Identification of Rehmannia Root.
• Rehmannia Plant Description.
• Phytochemicals and constituents of Chinese FoxGlove Root.
• Edible Uses of Chinese FoxGlove Root,Rehmannia Root.
• Medicinal Uses and common benefits:Rehmannia Classifications and Main Actions.
• Actions of Chinese FoxGlove Root,Rehmannia Root.
• Mechanism of chinese FoxGlove Root,Rehmannia Root:How it Works.
• Combinations and Application Case Study:Rehmannia Root.
• Rehmannia Root Suggestions and Administrations.
• FoxGlove Witchcraft.
• Rehmannia and Its Relatives.
• Research Update:Rehmannia glutinosa.

Mechanism of chinese FoxGlove Root,Rehmannia Root:How it Works.:

Rehmannia Root has been used to treat a whole host of ailments in its native China for centuries, where it is seen as a healer of diseases caused by yin deficiency. Rehmannia Root is often used to relieve cramps, regulate menstrual cycles, reduce anemia, and improve energy levels.

 Rehmannia contains Vitamins A, B, C, D, amino acids, cerebroside, dammelittoside, melittoside, rehmaglitin, and other substances that have antiinflammatory and antifungal properties. It helps prevent depletion of glycogen for hypoglycemia and helps disperse heat from the body. Its astringent compounds help stop bleeding of ulcers and reduce inflammation of the digestive system. Other compounds work to reduce capillary fragility and help protect the adrenal glands and liver function. Rehmannia tonifies the blood and helps with deficiencies, working as a blood tonic.

 In China, this herb is often recommended for insomnia, restlessness, night sweats, chronic fever, and hot flashes. It's also considered a remedy for menstrual irregularity and uterine bleeding, especially after childbirth, and is taken for light-headedness, palpitations, stiff joints, low back pain, constipation, blurred vision, and hearing problems. Its effectiveness remains to be verified.
 


 Classical Note:

 Shen Nong Ben Cao: "Treats fracture, traumatic injuries, rupture of the muscles and tendons and impairment of the spleen and stomach by relieving blood-arthralgia, replenishing marrow and promoting tissue regeneration."

 Other Medical Records of Famous Physicians:

 "A man's five kinds of consumptive diseases and seven kinds of impairment as well as a woman's impairment of the spleen and stomach, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy and metrorrhagia and metrostaxis."

 "Powerful and Unusual Herbs from the Amazon and China," (The World Preservation Society, Inc., 1993,1995) :

 "Rehmannia is commonly used in clinics in the orient and is called di-huang, or 'yellow earth.' It is used to replenish vital force and helps with diabetes, constipation, urinary tract problems, anemia, dizziness, and regulating menstrual flow. It is protective to the liver and helps prevent the depletion of stored glycogen (a white amorphous tasteless polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x that is the principal form in which carbohydrate is stored in animal tissues and especially muscle and liver tissue), which can make it beneficial for hypoglycemia (abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood). Di huang has an antifungal effect and has been used for candida (a genus of fungus). It can lower glucose levels and helps to reduce blood pressure while increasing circulation to the brain. It is a blood tonic and diuretic. It helps strengthen the bones and tissue and can enhance fertility. Chinese doctors have used it with licorice for the treatment of hepatitis. Rehmannia helps disperse heat from the body and alleviates night sweats and fevers."


 Ben Cao Gang Mu: "People consider Huai Qing Di Huang the super quality,for the cause other area cultivated it periodly and occasionally,Rehmannia Root growing at side of mountains,leaf looks like mountain cabbage and leaf covered with hair,leaf colored deep cyan surface,similar as Xiao Jie Ye but thicker,no sub branch leaf,stem centered and covered with hair,small canister flower bloom on top of stems,color red to yellow,fruit shape as wheat grain,root size three or four cun,slim as fingers,skin deep yellow colored,similar as dock root or carrot root,sun dry and became black.Taken raw as Tu Qi,,seedling called Po Po Nai by folks.Ancient people cultivated seeds,present people only dig roots.Shan Ju Lu noted,pick up leaf of Di Huang fresh seedlings as vegetables,benefit body.Dig out root at February or August, remnant leaves still on branches during august,spirit and Qi of leaves still not restored in roots,February new seedlings growing out and Spirit Qi of root entered into leaves,better dig out at the first month and September."......"According to Jian Yi Fang by Wang Shuo,Man normally suffering from Yin weakness,better use Prepared Rehmannia Root(Shu di Huang),Women suffering blood heat,better taken Raw Rehmannia Root,and saying,Raw Rehmannia root boost blood and spirit,sperm,combined with asparagus root to enter the origin in bidy,Prepared Rehmannia root good for tonify spirit,sperm and blood,combined with dwarf lilyturf tunber for tonifying."

 Ben Cao Cheng Ya Ban Ji: "After cultivation of Rhemmania root,the soil becomes hard,from the end of second year achyranthes root can be planted,after another 2 years wild yam can be planted,when the soil becomes sweet in 10 years,Rhemmania root can be cultivated again,or the bitter and slim root comes out,unfitable for recipe applications."

 Ben Cao Qiu Zhen: "Raw Rehmannia root(Sheng Di Huang) owns characters before braized,dig out and apply directly,taste sweet bitter and coldness,...main and especially for heat clear and drive fever,cool blood and eliminate silt, so for symptoms including hematemesis,hemoptysis,menstrual bleeding and other blood diseases,check its reason,if the main reason is by heat,then use this raw Rehmannia root(Sheng Di) for treatment no problem,...water clean and smash into liquid for drink,or put into alcohol drink to prepare and avoid stomach hurt,no use container made of iron."


 Ben Cao Hui Yan: "Prepared Rehmannia Root(Shu Di) taste warm,and its function wider than raw rehmannia root,treatment for Chronic disease,Yin wound,disease after birth,blood worse all need this herb as necessary.But for the character of these 2 kind of Rehmannia root(refer to Raw Rehmannia Root and Prepared Rehmannia Root),cool and mud midruff,not recommended for heat but actually pain suffering,misuse will cause continuous release.For Yin deficiency and cough,inside heat and bone pain,hematemesis and similar disease,once following symptoms occurs,Rehmannia root not recommended:spleen and stomach weakness,soft stool,morning discharge,diarrhoea after child birth,sickness and no appetite,etc.Rehmannia root also not recommended in pills and decoctions for following symptoms:too much phlegm, dyspnoea, sudden coldness,medicine functions better prefer boosting but not reserving."

 Ben Cao Jing Du: "Zhang Jing Yue suggest a theory to treat hundreds of disease by adjust kidney function,misunderstanding the top grade food use of Rehmannia root(Di Huang) from classics Shen Nong Ben Cao,identify it as a herb to cure illness,yet its property nurishing and sticky,attract and collect evil qi to Shao Yin and no way out,so thus no effect to heat up when taken Ginger root or Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata,no cooling effect when taken poria cocos and Radix Scutellariae,no tonifying effects when taken ginseng root or Swordlike Atractylodes Rhizome,no effect on constipation when taken Glauber's salt or rhubarb root, what about the reasons? Main for prepared rehmannia root sticky,for example,pregnant women taken Si Wu Tang decoction and combined with other effective herbs according to type of illness,no hurt,prepared rehmannia root of Si Wu Tang decoction protect fetus,knowing its fetus protecting property then knowing its possible harm of evil protecting properties,sticky property fitable for anything, similar as pour oil into flour,once mixed,can not got out ever."


 Ben Cao Zheng Yi: "Rehmannia root,its a good remedy for tonifying body and blood,ancient people use it dried raw root,so named dry rehmannia root(Gan Di Huang),it is just Yuan Sheng Di(the raw rehmannia root) we call it today,yet Ben Jing use descriptive name "Gan" for this only recipes,and then noted that raw is better,so it means and refers to fresh type,thus we know dried rehmannia root(Gan Di), fresh raw rehmannia root(Xian Di),before Six Dynasty period(six dynasty means Wu Nation of Three-State Period,Dong Jing Dynasty,Song,Qi,Liang,Chen of Southern Dynasty Period,all these 6 dynasty dwell their capital at Jian Kang City(Nan Jing City today),so named Six Dynasty period, this time the same as before Three-States Period of ancient China,before 260.A.D.),rehmannia root already classified as 2 kind,but its standard for differentiation not strict seriously yet.Unitl the book of Ming Yi Bie Lu,appears raw rehmannia root(Sheng Di Huang ),this name shows its obvious difference from Dried Rehmannia root(Gan Di Huang),dried rehmannia root mainly treat for tonify blood and nurish Yin.The fresh raw root(Gan Di Huang) cool blood and drive heat,its therapy property and functions,could not be confused,thus the raw root belongs to cooling type,only better and fit for cases of heat with weakness,if Yin deficiency but no heat evidence,then use Dried rehmannia root better,thus for its the property of Yin and Sticky,no benefit for weak spleen and stomach.As for this cause,ever since Tang and Song dynasty,method to make prepared rehmannia root available,mixed with Amomum Fruit and drink wine,braize then sun dry several times, when the root core became pure black,the mature preparation got,for derive the pure Yang from the Sun,to change its character of Yin,the patient with middle weak take the prepared root,no need worry its stagnate and sticky properties,thus prepared rehmannia root famous for its warm character,could be applied to tonify and boost pure Yin,yet not void its cold and cooling property,so once prepared, it(the prepared rehmannia root) turned from a cooling herb(raw rehmannia root) to a herb nurish liver,spleen,kidney and blood,so the effects and functions could not related to the raw rehmannia root,the thicker the heavier,the more power of its effects,so reaches to the low fever,nurish moist and boost secretion,benefit sperm and blood.For all cases of blood deficiency,thirsty,night sweat,spermatorrhea,bleeding after child birth,blood deficiency after birth and other cases,take big dosage and it functions great.But for its property of sticky and reserving,thus brings negative effects for very weak body,so the takeners should have better stomach and spirit or body shape not faded yet,or it cause obstruct and stagnant. Must cause bulge and stuffy,no cure even braized with Amomum Fruit,then the Qi too weak and could not support inside movement and circulations."


 Famous herbalist Zhang Jie Bing ever classified and named Ginseng,Rehmannia Root,Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata and Rhubarb root as "4 dimension of herb medicine",he considered these 4 kinds of herbs as basis or backbone of TCM. But from his applications,the herb he used a lot and suggested is not panax ginseng, but Rehmannia root. In his famous book Ben Cao Zheng Yi,when note about rehmannia root,it says:"Rehmannia root character calm and smooth,smells and taste pure and clean,so can tonify the Yin of innner five organs,and especially important good for organs with more blood,is it not a classical herb for spleen and stomach?Thus for the reason of man with life power,only Qi and Blood make this.Qi main for Yang and action or move,Blood main for Yin and calm,Tonify Qi use ginseng as main herb,combined with Astragalus root and Atractylodes root,to tonify Blood use prepared rehmannia root as main,combines with rhizoma chuanxiong and chinese angelica root.Ye there are some interactions between Astragalus root ,Atractylodes root,rhizoma chuanxiong and chinese angelica root,but ginseng root and prepared rehmannia root necessary for Qi and Blood tonic,so for all Yang Deficiency,ginseng necessary,for all blood Yin deficiency,prepared rehmannia root is necessary.For all cases of pure Yin deficiency and damage,with symptoms such as fever,headache,thirsty,throat gall,whoosh and phlegm,gasp,etc, or vomit for spleen and kidney cold,or mouse and nose volid fire,or skin liquid,or diarrhea for Yin deficiency,or Crazy and Dry for unstable Yang,or fall forward for doffing of Yin,trance for Yin deficiency,no other herbs but prepared rehmannia root could gather and collect Qi,cases with Fire rise for Yin deficiency,only prepared rehmannia root can tame it,Diarrhea for Yin deficiency,only rehmannia root smooth it,Pure Qi dissipating,no way to trace back without prepared rehmannia root;Cases of blood and sperm all damaged for Yin deficiency,no fat tissue and very weak,how to nurish stomach and intestines without prepared rehmannia root?Also the most incredible and extreme excellent case,only prepared rehemannia combination can boost diaphoresis,why?For the sweat comes from blood,and no sweat if no Yin.Prepared rehmannia root warm combinations boost and revive Yang Qi,why? For Yang born from below,and no space if no repetitions,though Yang property speedy,so less ginseng root,sucess reachable,Yin property slow,no much prepared rehmannia root,no aim gained.And today people fear of its reserving and stagnant properties,but why Doctor Cui applied Kidney Qi pills to cure unstable phlegm,people fear of its smooth and lustre,but why Doctor Zhang Zhongjing applied Eight Recipe Pills to cure kidney weak and diarrhea." So herbalist Zhang Jie Bing push the functions of prepared rehmannia root to a perfect position,in his New-Recipe-Eight-Front classical systems,the tonifying remedy composed of 29 recipes,in which 24 of them with rehmannia root inside,among them,2 recipes use raw rehmannia root,another 22 use prepared rehmannia root,he suggest apply prepared rehmannia root even for icterus.For these reasons,he got a monicker,called "Zhang Shu Di(Prepared Rehmannia Root Zhang)".

Reference:

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