Sun Ten Premium Cooked Rehmannia & Rehmannia Combinations
Sun Ten Premium Cooked Rehmannia & Rehmannia Combinations
Cooked Rehmannia is the prepared root of the plant Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. (Fam. Scrophulariaceae). It is mainly cultivated in Henan (河南) Province, China. Rehmannia from Huaiqin (懷慶) is regarded as authentic. Huai Di Huang (Rehmannia from Huaiqin) has been renowned and treasured for two millennia in Chinese history. Fresh Rehmannia root is harvested in autumn and processed by steaming and sun-drying for nine times (九蒸九曬). The property and nature of Raw Rehmannia (Sheng Di Huang) is changed through the Pao Zhi (炮製) processing. In traditional Chinese medicine, the nature of Cooked Rehmannia is slightly warm, the taste sweet, and it enters Heart, Liver, and Kidney channels. It is used to tonify and nourish the blood, nourish the Yin, and tonify the essence. Not only used as single herb, Cooked Rehmannia is also used in many TCM formulas. In order to pursue premium quality and good efficacy of our products, Sun Ten Pharmaceutical uses the authentic, high quality Cooked Rehmannia from Huaiqin, Henan (it is called Jiaozuo now). Brion Research Institute of Taiwan (臺灣必安研究所) also utilized HPLC-ELSD and developed a patented lab-testing method to verify if Cooked Rehmannia is properly processed.
Among all the formulas with Cooked Rehmannia, Rehmannia Six Formula (六味地黃丸, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan) is one of the top-selling and commonly used formulas in TCM. By analyzing its formulation, we can trace it back to the original formula recorded in Master Zhong Jing Zhang’s Jin Gui Yao Lue (張仲景-金匱要略) approximately 1,800 years ago. Nowadays, we can find a group of Rehmannia Combinations in TCM formula list. Although they have main herbs in common with different modifications, their medicinal functions and indications are different.
#0408. Rehmannia Six Formula
(六味地黃丸, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan)
Ingredients:
Cooked Rehmannia (熟地黃, Shu Di Huang), Cornus (山茱萸, Shan Zhu Yu), Dioscorea (山藥, Shan Yao), Hoelen (茯苓, Fu Ling), Alisma (澤瀉, Ze Xie), Moutan (牡丹皮, Mu Dan Pi).
Functions:
Nourishes the Liver and Kidneys.
Indications:
Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency marked by soreness and weakness in the loins and legs, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweating, spontaneous and nocturnal emissions, tidal fever, a hot sensation in the palms and soles, thirst, dry mouth and throat, a red tongue with little coating, and a thready and rapid pulse.
#0712. Lycium, Chrysanthemum, & Rehmannia Formula
(杞菊地黃丸, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan)
Ingredients:
Cooked Rehmannia (熟地黃,,Shu Di Huang), Dioscorea (山藥, Shan Yao), Cornus (山茱萸, Shan Zhu Yu), Hoelen (茯苓, Fu Ling), Moutan (牡丹皮, Mu Dan Pi), Alisma (澤瀉, Ze Xie), Lycium Fruit (枸杞子, Gou Qi Zi), Chrysanthemum (菊花, Ju Hua).
Functions:
Nourishes the Kidneys and Liver, and benefits the vision.
Indications:
Eye disorders due to Liver and Kidney deficiency, marked by blurred vision, diminution of vision, dry and painful eyes, tearing on exposure to wind, or photosensitivity accompanied by dizziness.
#0805. Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, & Rehmannia Formula
(知柏地黃丸, Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan)
Ingredients:
Cooked Rehmannia (熟地黃, Shu Di Huang), Cornus (山茱萸, Shan Zhu Yu), Dioscorea (山藥, Shan Yao), Hoelen (茯苓, Fu Ling), Alisma (澤瀉, Ze Xie), Moutan (牡丹皮, Mu Dan Pi), Anemarrhena (知母, Zhi Mu), Phellodendron (黃柏, Huang Bo).
Functions:
Nourishes Yin and reduces fire.
Indications:
Hyperactivity of fire due to Yin deficiency marked by consumptive heat or steaming bone symptoms, night sweating, dizziness, soreness and pain along the spinal column, irritability, spermatorrhea, a red tongue with little coating, and a thready and rapid pulse.
#0210. Rehmannia Eight Formula
(八味地黃丸, Ba Wei Di Huang Wan) or (金匱腎氣丸, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan)
Ingredients:
Cooked Rehmannia (熟地黃, Shu Di Huang), Cornus (山茱萸, Shan Zhu Yu), Dioscorea (山藥, Shan Yao), Roasted Aconite (炮附子, Pao Fu Zi), Cinnamon Bark (肉桂, Rou Gui), Hoelen (茯苓, Fu Ling), Alisma (澤瀉, Ze Xie), Moutan (牡丹皮, Mu Dan Pi).
Functions:
Warms and supplements Kidney Yang.
Indications:
Kidney Yang deficiency marked by lower back pain, weakness in the legs, cold sensation in the lower extremities, tenseness and discomfort in the lower abdomen, difficult urination or profuse urine, a pale and swollen tongue with thin, white coating, and a deep, thready pulse in the kidney position. It is also used in the treatment of coughing and wheezing due to phlegm accumulation and diabetes.
#1703. Achyranthes & Plantago Formula
(濟生腎氣丸, Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan)
Ingredients:
Roasted Aconite (炮附子, Pao Fu Zi), Cooked Rehmannia (熟地黃, Shu Di Huang), Cinnamon Bark (肉桂, Rou Gui), Dioscorea (山藥, Shan Yao), Cornus (山茱萸, Shan Zhu Yu), Moutan (牡丹皮, Mu Dan Pi), Hoelen (茯苓, Fu Ling), Alisma (澤瀉, Ze Xie), Plantago (車前子, Che Qian Zi), Achyranthes Root (懷牛膝, Huai Niu Xi).
Functions:
Warms and tonifies Kidney Yang and promotes urination to alleviate edema.