What is Chinese FoxGlove Root? How to use a Mountain Cabbage having a root?

article content dotArticle Content:

Rehmannia Root Suggestions and Administrations.

Rehmannia Root Extract INCI Name Rehmannia Chinensis Extract Chinese FoxGlove Root Extract Rehmannia chinensis Radix Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch Sheng Ti Huang Shu Ti Huang Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae photo picture image Rehmannia is considered a relatively safe herb and no adverse reactions or drug interactions are known. Mild side effects one might experience when first taking Rehmannia include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, or palpitations.

 Special Cautions

 Side effects may include diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal pain. To prevent these problems, Chinese herbalists frequently include in their Chinese Foxglove preparations an additive called "grains-of-paradise fruit."

 People with digestive problems, especially those with a tendency to develop gas or bloating, should use Chinese Foxglove carefully; the cooked root can distend the abdomen and cause loose stools.
 Special Information If You Are Pregnant or Breastfeeding

 As this herb is cold and stagnant in nature, it should be avoided by anyone with spleen deficiency and loose stools due to the stagnation of dampness in the abdomen with a feeling of fullness. Overuse can lead to abdominal distension and loose stools.

 Other side effects that have been observed with rehmannia are mild and include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, lack of energy, and palpitations. These symptoms usually disappear on continued administration of the herb.

 Cautions on Use of Prepared Rehmannia Root:

 Overuse can lead to abdominal distension and loose stools. Therefore, avoid excessive use if one suffers from loose stools or a very coated tongue. Other side effects that have been observed with prepared rehmannia root are mild and include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, lack of energy, and palpitations. These symptoms usually disappear on continued administration of the herb.Because prepared rehmannia root contains cardio-active glycosides, the herb should not be taken concurrently with pharmaceutical heart medications.

 Contraindications: Contraindicated in spleen and stomach deficiency (diarrhea or loose stool), dampness, yang deficiency and pregnant women with blood deficiency.Overuse can lead to abdominal distension and loose stools.

 How To Prepare: Both the cooked root and the raw version can be found in Chinese pharmacies, Asian markets, and some Western health food stores.

 Typical Dosage: Chinese medical practitioners often use Chinese Foxglove as part of various therapeutic combinations.

 Normally suggest crude root 12~30grams,crude or grade root 9~15grams.Fresh root is used to treat thirst and bleeding from exterior heat. Dried root is used for bleeding from deficiency of yin and blood.

 Pharmacological and clinical research: Treatment of hypertension: in one clinical series, 62 patients with hypertension took Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae (Shu Di Huang) for two weeks. The mean blood pressures and serum cholesterol levels decreased, and there was improvement in cerebral blood flow and the ECG.

 Toxicity: side effects that have been observed with Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae (Shu Di Huang) are mild and include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, lack of energy, and palpitations. These symptoms usually disappear on continued administration of the herb."

 Acute Toxicity: LD50.19.66 ( 2.8g/kg (mice/wine-processed herb decoction/abdominal injection).Reference:Materia Medica Group. Medical Vacational College of Northern Henan. Pharmacy Bulletin. 1982;17(2):114.

Last PageNext Page

Reference:

citations1.What is Chinese FoxGlove Root? How to use a Mountain Cabbage having a root?

last edit date:15th,June.2009.