What is the herb Rehmannia good for?

Rehmannia is commonly found in herbal combinations used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese Medicine. Rehmannia is used for diabetes, “tired blood” (anemia), fever, weakened bones (osteoporosis), and allergies; and as a general tonic.

What is yin deficiency?

When Yin is deficient or out of balance, the body shows signs of heating up. It develops slowly over several years and is often due to a lifestyle of overwork and little rest. The major clinical manifestation of Yin deficiency is dryness. This includes dry mouth, dry skin, dry eyes, and dry hair and nails.

What helps a yin deficiency?

Practice moderate exercise like tai qi, walking, swimming, hatha yoga, and restorative yoga (avoid “hot” yoga which can further deplete the yin). Practice meditation, guided imagery, mindfulness, or chi gong. These practices help relax the mind, calm the nervous system, and manage stress and anxiety.

How do you treat stomach yin deficiency?

Treatment principle: Tonify the Stomach-Yin It is equally important to select herbs that tonify the Spleen-Qi in order to promote Yin generation. Third, herbs that soothe the Stomach-Qi and herbs that clear heat in the Stomach without the side effect of injuring the Stomach-Yin are selected.

How do you use Shi Gao?

Use of gypsum (Shi Gao) in TCM

1. Preparation: Boil alone before use, for up to 2 or 3 hours.
2. Dosage: 10 – 50 grams.
3. Main actions according to TCM*: Clears Heat and drains Fire.

How do you make Shi Gao?

Shi Gao is prepared by powdering and heating the Gypsum mineral. This burns off some of the water molecules found in the crystal structure and becomes a hemihydrate form.

What kind of herb is Sheng di huang?

Sheng Di Huang is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb that not processed, in constrasted to some Rehmannia root that is. This herb nourishes the yin and helps generate fluids. Clearing heat and cooling the blood are also two of its properties.

What kind of effect does Sheng di huang have?

Sheng Di Huang is sweet,cold. Sheng Di Huang influences Heart, Liver, Kidney. Clears heat and cools the blood. Nourishes Yin and generates fluids. In TCM, Sheng Di Huang bulk herb is used in the daily dosage of 9 to 15 g.

Which is better Shu di huang or Xian Di Huang?

Xian di HUang is weaker to nourish yin, but stronger to clear heat and cool blood. Sheng di Huang, the dry unprocessed root, is most effective to treat heat in the blood injuring body fluids. Shu di Huang, the processed root, has the strongest tonifying action of the three, and is best to alleviate jing (essence), blood, and yin deficiency.

What’s the difference between Sheng di huang and rehmanniae?

Traditionally combined with Cornu Rhinoceri Xi Jiao to detoxify the Blood. Raw Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang is brown while Cooked Rehmanniae Shu Di Huang is black and greasier. The hemostatic properties are only present in the context of febrile disease. It is said to dry the Large Intestine.