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Rehmannia glutinosa - Rehmannia root

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Common names
[[File:Rehmannia.JPG|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|kidney Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|adrenal Adrenal glands}}, {{Uses|Rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|fibromyalgiaFibromyalgia}}, {{Uses|asthmaAsthma}}, {{Uses|hypertensionHypertension}}, {{Uses|menopauseMenopause}}, {{Uses|impotenceImpotence}}, {{Uses|hair Hair loss}}.
==Parts Used==
==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.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Chinese foxglove, diDi-huang}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|HerbPlant}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Requires a light freely-draining humus-rich loam in light shade[200]. Prefers a neutral to acid sandy soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Along roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|At Mountain slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|Trailsides from near sea}}.
==Photo Gallery==
Image:Rehmannia.JPG
File:The flower of Rehmannia glutinosa.JPG
File:Rehmannia piasezkii.jpg
File:Rehmannia elata leaf.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22375391 "Chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rehmannia+glutinosa "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
* [http://www.shen-nong.com/eng/herbal/dihuang.html shen-nong.com Rehmannia root on shen-nong.com]
* [http://www.floralencounters.com/Seeds/seed_detail.jsp?grow=Foxglove+-Chinese&productid=99731 floral encounters information.com]
* [https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Plantaginaceae]]

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