What are the effects and functions of raw Rehmannia?

Raw Rehmannia is still frequently used in our daily life. This Chinese medicinal material has high medicinal value and can also play a lot of roles. However, since everyone's physical condition and health status are different, when taking medicine, it is still necessary to comply with the indications, and also to grasp the dosage and duration of medication. This still needs to be taken seriously and should not be taken lightly. So what are the effects and functions of raw Rehmannia?

The efficacy of raw rehmannia root

Fresh Rehmannia root clears away heat and produces body fluid, and after cooling, it stops bleeding. It is used for heat wind damaging yin, red tongue and thirst, spots and rashes, vomiting blood, epistaxis, and sore throat. Raw Rehmannia root clears heat and cools blood, nourishes yin, and promotes the production of body fluids. It is used for fever, thirst, rashes, yin deficiency and internal heat, vomiting blood, epistaxis, diabetes, and infectious hepatitis.

1. Clear away heat and cool blood. It tastes sweet and bitter, is cold in nature and enters the blood. It can clear the heat in the blood and cool the blood. It is used for high fever, thirst, and red tongue in febrile diseases. The prescription is like Qingying Decoction. In addition, this product has the effect of stopping bleeding by cooling the blood, and can be used for various bleeding diseases caused by blood heat.

2. Nourish yin and produce body fluid. This product is moist and liquid and can nourish yin. It tastes sweet and is cold in nature and can produce body fluid. It has the effect of nourishing yin, moistening dryness and producing body fluid. It is used for patients in the late stage of febrile disease and those suffering from damage to body fluid by evil heat. In addition, this product is often used to treat dry mouth, thirst, dizziness and vertigo caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire due to its nourishing yin and clearing heat effects. Prescriptions include Liuwei Dihuang Pills. Shengdi can also be used to treat diabetes caused by excessive heat and damage to body fluids.

The role of raw rehmannia

1. Effects on blood sugar

The effect of Rehmannia root on blood sugar needs further study. The decoction, infusion or alcohol extract can reduce normal blood sugar and hyperglycemia caused by adrenaline and ammonium chloride after oral administration or injection to rabbits. It has been reported that subcutaneous injection of 2g/kg of Rehmannia glutinosa alcohol extract solution or oral administration of 4g/kg can lower blood sugar in rabbits. The effect is more obvious after injection, with blood sugar dropping to the lowest level 4 hours after administration.

2. Effects on blood

The yellow needle-shaped crystals obtained from the ethanol extract of Rehmannia glutinosa can shorten the coagulation time of rabbits, while the effect of its water decoction is not obvious. Experiments have shown that the water decoctions of raw rehmannia root, cooked rehmannia root, raw rehmannia charcoal and cooked rehmannia charcoal can significantly shorten the coagulation time, and there is no significant difference between them.

The above article gives a clear introduction to the effects and functions of raw Rehmannia glutinosa, and I believe everyone is clear about it. Traditional Chinese medicine plays a very important role in our daily life. It can not only regulate and nourish the body, but also effectively prevent and treat some diseases. Compared with Western medicine, the side effects are also very small, so it is still of great help to people.