Chinese name:

Source:

Rehmanniae glutinosae radix siccata - root

Nature:

• cool (slightly cool, balanced, thin, yin)

Taste:

• sweet
• bitter (dense)

Tropism:

• heart, liver and kidneys (lungs, triple burner)

Direction of action:

• inwards

Effects:

• clears heat

• cools the blood
• nourishes Yin
• generates fluids

Dosage:

• 10 – 30 g, standardly 10 g

Contraindications:

• spleen deficiency with dampness, bloating with loose stools