Description

Common Name: rehmannia

Properties: sweet, bitter. Sheng di huang is cold

Meridians: heart, kidney, and liver

Function: It is being used as a blood tonic usually for the weakness caused by tuberculosis, vomiting blood, nose bleeding, coughing blood, bleeding in the uterus. 1. Medium dosages strengthen the function of the heart. Large doses are toxic for the heart. 2. Increases blood pressure. 3. Small doses constrict the blood vessels and large doses dilate the blood vessel. 4. It possesses the characteristics of diuretics. 5. It decreases the blood sugar and inhibits carbohydrates being converted into blood sugar.

Dosage: 10 to 30 gm

Cautions: Use caution when using large dosages. Large doses has shown to be toxic for the heart of frogs. Sheng di huang should not be used in cases of pixu with dampness, or in cases of yangxu, and in pregnant women with blood deficiency of pixu or weixu (stomach deficiency). Shu di huang is less toxic and the side effects are mild. The side effects can include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, weakness, and palpitations.

大劑量可能對心臟有毒。

生地黃﹕脾虛濕重﹐陽虛﹐大便溏瀉者不宜用；中焦濕勝者要慎用為宜。懷孕期間有血虛﹐脾胃虛弱不宜用。

熟地黃﹕熟地毒素較弱但脾胃虛弱﹐痰多、中焦濕蘊，一般忌用熟地。

副作用包括腹痛﹐眩暈﹐無力﹐心律不整。

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.