Rx Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae

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Reviewing pharmaceutical naming, " Conquitae " is Latin for " cooked. " Radix " ,

abbreviated " Rx " , is root. The is cooked rehmannia root. It's cooked in wine.

The Chinese name is Shu Di Huang.

 

Cooking rehmannia root in wine gives it some different properties from raw

rehmannia root. Cooked rehmannia root has a slight Warm energy instead of the

Cold energy of the raw root. Shu Di Huang has a sweet taste instead of sweet and

bitte. But it targets the Heart, Liver, and Kidney just like the raw root.

 

The primary function of Rx Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae is that it's a Blood

Tonic. It's also a Yin Tonic, but it's primary use is as a Blood Tonic. It

builds the Blood up, and it builds it correctly.

 

Shu Di Huang is especially good for Kidney Yin Deficiency, for night sweats (one

symptom of Yin Deficiency anywhere in the body is night sweats), for nocturnal

emissions, for Steaming Bone syndrome, and for Wasting & Thirsting syndrome.

 

Cooked rehmannia is contraindicated for Spleen and and Stomach Deficiency and

for Qi Stagnation and for Phlegm. This is a heavy, Moistening herb. This can be

a problem where Qi is moving slowly already and where there's already Phlegm

accumulation.

 

Why is it contraindicated for Spleen Deficiency? Because one of the jobs of the

Spleen is to move fluid around the body and make sure that every area of the

body has the proper amount of water, neither too much or too little. When

there's Spleen Deficiency, the Spleen isn't performing this function and

Dampness can accumulate. This herb adds moisture to the body.

 

Using too much of this herb can trigger distention in the abdomen and loose

bowel movements. Wicke says the cooked herb is edible but you shouldn't eat a

lot at one time.

 

Wicke lists possible side effects of Shu Di Huang as mild diarrhea, fatigue, and

palpitations. He says that these symptoms can indicate that there in Internal

Dampness. This is a heavy, moistening herb, and people with Dampness problems

don't need any more general moisturizing.

 

Wicke also cautions to use this herb cautiously with American Caucasians because

a high percentage of this population have Spleen Deficiency problems and are

more intolerant of this herb than are Asian peoples.

 

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