Side effects of Rehmannia glutinosa

Rehmannia root is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material and is now widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, people can take this medicine for treatment according to the disease they suffer from, but they must not take it in excess, otherwise it will cause side effects. However, the side effects of this disease are not that great. As long as you take it according to the doctor's instructions, it will be very effective in treating the disease.

Additional information about Rehmannia glutinosa: Rehmannia glutinosa is a general commodity and is generally not divided into grades. The best ones are big, heavy, soft and oily, black in cross section and sweet in taste. The best is the Huaiqing Rehmannia produced in Henan, which is one of the four major Huai medicines. According to different processing methods, Rehmannia root can be divided into steamed Rehmannia root, wine-prepared Rehmannia root, ginger wine-prepared Rehmannia root, Amomum villosum-prepared Rehmannia root, and Rehmannia root charcoal. After processing, store in a dry container. The prepared Rehmannia root should be sealed and placed in a cool and dry place to prevent mildew and infestation.

Suitable for

This product is sticky and greasy, which hinders digestion. People with weak spleen and stomach, qi stagnation, excessive phlegm, abdominal distension, poor appetite and loose stools should not take it.

Dietary effects

Sweet, slightly warm. It enters the liver and kidney meridians. It enters the blood, has a soft, moist and descending nature.

Rehmannia root has the effects of strengthening the heart, promoting diuresis, lowering blood sugar, increasing peripheral leukocytes, and enhancing immune function.

Practice guidance

For those who suffer from blood deficiency, malnutrition of the heart and spleen, sallow complexion, dizziness, palpitations, and insomnia, it is advisable to use it together with Angelica sinensis; for those who suffer from liver and kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, deafness and tinnitus, soreness of the waist and knees, night sweats, and spermatorrhea, it can be used together with Cornus officinalis, Dioscorea opposita, Paeonia lactiflora, etc.; if on this basis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Phellodendron chinense are added, it can treat yin deficiency and excessive fire, bone steaming and hot flashes, night sweats and nocturnal emission, and strong radial pulse.

Nature and flavor

Sweet in taste; warm in nature. It enters the liver and kidney meridians.

Indications

Nourishes the blood and moisturizes; replenishes the essence and fills the marrow; used for blood deficiency and chlorosis; dizziness and palpitations; irregular menstruation; metrorrhagia; liver and kidney yin deficiency; hot flashes and night sweats; spermatorrhea and impotence; infertility; irregular menstruation; metrorrhagia and bleeding; soreness of the waist and knees; tinnitus and deafness; dizziness and blurred vision; premature graying of hair; thirst; constipation; and shortness of breath due to kidney deficiency. [3][4]

The rats were intragastrically administered 0.3 ml of 20% decoction of Rehmannia glutinosa every day for 45 days. The rats were killed and their blood was collected to determine the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and the content of lipid peroxides (LPO). Results Rehmannia root could enhance the activity of GSH-Px and reduce the content of LPO in serum, compared with the control group, P<0.05 and P<0.01 respectively.