Shu Di Huang
Rhemanniae Radix preparata
sweet, slightly warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pale face
- Dizziness
- Uterine bleeding
- Insomnia
- Palpitations
- Postpartum bleeding
- Irregular menstruation
- Low back pain
- Tidal fever
- Night sweats
- Nocturnal emissions
- Dysglycemia
- Poor childhood development
- Premature aging
- Cognitive decline
- Grey hair
- Erectile dysfunction
- Poor memory
Shu Di Huang is sweet and slightly warm. It enters the heart, kidney, and liver systems to tonify the blood and nourish the essence. Shu Di Huang is a very important herb for building blood to treat subclinical anemia.
Shu Di Huang is also very important in treating dysfunctions of the endocrine system especially related to sex hormone production through the adrenal glands. This allows it to treat perimenopausal and andropausal complaints such as low libido, weight gain, hot flash, fatigue, and erectile dysfunction.
Channels: liver, heart, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES: Dysglycemia Anemia Fatigue Menopausal symptoms Adrenal gland dysfunction o Orthostatic hypotension Low libido Fever Asthma Bleeding disorders Dyslipidemia
Formulas:
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Fei Tang
- Bu Gan Tang
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Da Bu Yin Wan
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Da Ying Jian
- Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Ding Jing Tang
- Du Qi Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
- Hu Qian Wan
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jing Qian Fang
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Shen Yu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Si Wu Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tian Di Jian
- Tong You Tang
- Yang He Tang
- Yang Jing Zhong Yu Tang
- Yi Yin Jian
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin
- Yu Nu Jian
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Zou Gui Wan
- Zou Gui Yin
Contraindications: Shu Di Huang is very cloying and should be prescribed carefully to patients with poor digestive function, do not prescribe to patients with qi stagnation or phlegm patterns, pain in the abdomen, or diarrhea
Zoo Image: a skinny grey haired prince bat watches his true love leave in the Essence carriage, he has her yin slipper, a conjoined turtle clock strikes 12, the moon is out, and the horse has marrow legs