熟地黄·Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata
Cooked Rehmannia Root
Shu Di Huang (熟地黄) is rehmannia root after repeated cooking, recorded as Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata. It is sweet in flavour and slightly warm, entering the Heart, Liver and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Blood. The uncooked root is entered separately as Sheng Di Huang.
| Pinyin | shu di huang |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 熟地黄 |
| Latin Name | Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata·Radix Rehmanniae Preparata |
| English Name | Cooked Rehmannia Root·prepared rehmannia root |
| Japanese | jukujio |
| Korean | sukjihwang |
Dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual disorders from Blood Deficiency
Excessive uterine bleeding.
dang gui + bai zi ren + suan zao ren
Insomnia and palpitations.
Irregular menses and infertility from Blood Deficiency with Heat
Qi and Blood Deficiency with a restless fetus
Spleen Deficiency with loss of blood
lean pork or other lean meat
Chronic constipation from Deficiency.
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with dizziness, a sore and weak lower back, impotence, spermatorrhea and night sweats
shan zhu yu + shan yao + huang bai
Strengthens the preceding pairing's action on Deficiency Heat
Yin Deficiency with Yang rising, causing dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, forgetfulness, afternoon fever and night sweats
Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Yin Deficiency Heat in Lower Jiao wasting and thirsting
Ascendant Fire injuring fluids.
Exhausted Kidney Yin with Fire flaring upward
Qi Deficiency with Fire flaring upward
zhi he shou wu + gou qi zi + lu jiao jiao
Blood and Jing Deficiency.
Secures Jing and nourishes Kidney Yin, holding in urine and sweat
Yin-type furuncles from Cold-Damp blocking the channels; cough and wheezing in Kidney Yin Deficiency; cough and wheezing with hard inhalation where the Kidneys fail to grasp Qi; Deficiency Cold at the Ying Stage; warms and opens the channels and collaterals
Deficiency of Qi and Blood, or of Qi and Yin
dang gui + bai shao + chuan xiong
Anemia.
ren shen + bai zhu + fu ling + dang gui + bai shao
Anemia with weakness and fatigue
dang gui + chuan xiong + yi mu cao + bai shao
Irregular menstruation.
bai shao + dang gui + shan zhu yu + jing jie
Blood Deficiency with hypermenorrhea
jing jie + hai piao xiao + e jiao + ai ye
Yin and Blood Deficiency brought on by long-term uterine bleeding
ren shen + bai zhu + dang gui + xu duan + sha ren
Habitual miscarriage or restless fetus
shan zhu yu + mu dan pi + fu ling + ze xie
Yin Deficiency of Liver and Kidney
Yin Deficiency Fire.
Kidney Yin Deficiency Fire with sore, weak knees
gou qi zi + shan yao + shan zhu yu + zhi fu zi + rou gui
Deficiency of both Kidney Yin and Yang
shan zhu yu + shan yao + ze xie
Xiao Ke in which polyuria predominates
ren shen + huang qi + xi yang shen
Qi Deficiency in Xiao Ke
shi gao + di gu pi + zhi mu + tian hua fen
Yin Deficiency Fire in Xiao Ke
he shou wu + gou qi zi + lu jiao jiao + gui ban jiao + tu si zi
Premature aging, and delayed development in children
zhi ban xia + chen pi + fu ling + gan cao + dang gui
Kidney Deficiency with cough, wheezing and sputum
wu wei zi + shan yao + shan zhu yu
Cough with rapid breathing and shortness of breath
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 9-30g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 9-30 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
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