What are the benefits of drinking water soaked with Rehmannia glutinosa?

Chinese medicine has been profound and extensive since ancient times. Many seemingly inconspicuous weeds in the fields or tree barks can be used as medicine and have good therapeutic effects. Today I will introduce to you a magical Chinese herbal medicine, it is called Di Gu Pi. Rehmannia root bark is often used to make tea, which has a good effect on clearing away internal heat, relieving blood heat and bleeding, and protecting the cardiovascular system. Let’s take a look together below.

First treatment for lung heat cough

The Chinese medicinal material Rehmannia glutinosa is cold in nature, so after entering the body it can play a role in clearing away lung heat and has the effect of clearing the fire in the lungs. Therefore, if there are diseases caused by lung fire stagnation and qi reflux in life, Rehmannia root bark can be used to treat the disease. You can also add other Chinese medicinal materials according to different symptoms. For example, Xiebai San is a very good choice. Add licorice and mulberry bark to the Rehmannia root bark and boil them together for drinking, the therapeutic effect will be better.

Second, treat the symptoms of blood heat and bleeding

Because Rehmannia root bark is cold and bitter in nature, it has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. If the body has symptoms such as vomiting blood and hematuria caused by blood heat, it is recommended to use Rehmannia root bark for treatment. It is recommended to decoct the Rehmannia root bark and white wine together. You can also add some Chinese medicinal materials with the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding in appropriate amounts, such as Platycladus orientalis leaves and Imperata root, which are very good choices. For the treatment of yin deficiency fever and night sweats and bone steaming, the bark of Rehmannia glutinosa can play a role in clearing away heat after entering the body, especially for liver and kidney deficiency heat. In daily life, you can use Rehmannia root bark together with Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Bupleurum chinense and turtle shell to make Rehmannia root bark soup and Gentiana macrophylla turtle shell powder for consumption. Not only will it taste better, but its therapeutic and health-care effects can also be enhanced.

Third, promote the health of the cardiovascular system

Scientists tested the extract of Rehmannia glutinosa on animals and found that after injection of the drug, the animals' blood pressure would drop significantly, accompanied by faster breathing and slower heart rate. If the blood pressure continues to drop, it may even lead to death. Therefore, after entering the body, the bark of Rehmannia glutinosa can have a blood pressure lowering effect, and this medicinal material can also effectively block the dilation of sympathetic nerve endings and blood vessels, and also has the effect of resisting the secretion of adrenocortical hormones and renin.