Herb

Rehmannia (Di huang)

地黄di huang
1 sourceRadix Rehmanniae

Enriches yin and nourishes the blood and engenders fluids; raw rehmannia cools the blood while prepared rehmannia supplements kidney essence.

Used in 5 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·主治（《本经》·干地黄）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：地黄滋阴养血、生津、凉血（生地黄）、补肾填精（熟地黄）。《本经》（干地黄）主伤中、逐血痹、填骨髓、长肌肉、除寒热积聚、疗折跌绝筋，久服轻身不老；《别录》补五脏内伤不足、通血脉、益气力、利耳目；张元素谓凉血生血、补肾水真阴、去诸湿热。时珍分干、生、熟，生者凉血、熟者补肾。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓苦，甄权谓甘平；王好古谓甘苦寒、气薄味厚、沉而降、阴，入手足少阴厥阴及手太阳之经。生地黄大寒；熟地黄甘微苦微温。·Meridians: 心（手少阴）, 肾（足少阴）, 肝（足厥阴）, 心包（手厥阴）, 小肠（手太阳）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄（条目标题·《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·气味（《本经》《别录》甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·气味（王好古）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·气味（归经·王好古：入手足少阴厥阴及手太阳）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·主治（《本经》·干地黄）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·主治（张元素）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·气味（畏恶·徐之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·地黄·气味（甄权·忌葱蒜萝卜诸血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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