Effects of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata in Chinese Medicine

Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata has the effect of tonifying blood, nourishing yin, benefiting the essence and filling in the marrow. It is used in the treatment of blood deficiency and yellowish color, palpitation (accelerated heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), palpitations (heartbeat is intense, panic), irregular menstruation, night sweating (sweating abnormally after falling asleep, but sweating stops when waking up), spermatorrhea, internal heatiness, thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as overeating, excessive drinking, excessive urination, etc), dizziness, tinnitus, and premature graying of the beard and hair.
Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata has the effect of tonifying blood, nourishing yin, benefiting the essence and filling in the marrow. Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata is suitable for people with blood deficiency, palpitations and anxiety, irregular menstruation, and bleeding due to disintegration.
Combined with Angelica sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix et Rhizoma Dioscoreae Praeparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix et Rhizoma Sarcophagi, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata has the effect of tonifying blood and nourishing the liver, nourishing yin and promoting qi, and tonifying the liver and kidney. It should be used together with Chen Pi and Sha Ren to avoid nourishing the stomach.
It should not be used by people with stagnant Qi and phlegm, dampness in the middle and fullness in the middle (too much dampness leading to fullness and discomfort in the spleen and stomach), or loose stools (scanty and unformed feces).
Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata should be taken under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner and should not be used on its own.