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Rehmannia glutinosa

Rehmannia glutinosa is one of the 50 fundamental herbs and it is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name Sheng Di huang.

Uses

Kidney problems, Adrenal glands, Rheumatoid arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Asthma, Hypertension, Menopause, Impotence, Hair loss

Parts Used

Dried root, Fresh root, Prepared root.

Chemical Composition

Hydroxymethyl-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, tyrosol, 5,6-dihydroxy-beta-ionone, 6-O-E-feruloyl ajugol, acteoside, leucosceptoside, martynoside, isomartynoside, purpureaside, jionoside and jionoside^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Chinese foxglove, di-huang

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5-20	Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome	clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	With hooked hairs		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Requires a light freely-draining humus-rich loam in light shade[200]. Prefers a neutral to acid sandy soil^[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Along roadsides, At Mountain slopes, Trailsides from near sea.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical constituents"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-2] "Cultivation details"

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 '''Rehmannia glutinosa''' is one of the 50 fundamental herbs and it is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name Sheng Di huang.
 ==Uses==
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+{{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Adrenal glands}}, {{Uses|Rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|Fibromyalgia}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Menopause}}, {{Uses|Impotence}}, {{Uses|Hair loss}}
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 ==References==
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 <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22375391 "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
 <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rehmannia+glutinosa "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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