SHU DI HUANG

Question 1

Shu Di Huang translation:

Answer 1

Rehmannia (Chinese Foxglove Root)

Question 2

Taste of Shu Di Huang:

Answer 2

Sweet

Question 3

Temperature of Shu Di Huang:

Answer 3

Sl. Warm

Question 4

Entering meridians of Shu Di Huang:

Answer 4

Heart
Liver
Kidney

Question 5

Actions of Shu Di Huang:

Answer 5

1. Strongly tonify Blood
2. Tonify LV and KD yin
3. Nourishes KD Jing/Marrow
4. Stops cough and wheeze

Question 6

Indications for: Strongly tonify blood

Answer 6

dizziness, weak, palpitations, insomnia, blood deficiency

Question 7

Indications for: Tonify LV and KD yin

Answer 7

weak low back, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweats, eyes/nails, knees/ears, KD = night sweats, ear ringing, menopause. LV = dry nails, dry eyes, floaters
T = cracked, less fur

Question 8

Indications for: Nourish KD Jing/Marrow

Answer 8

premature aging, gray hair, loss of teeth, impotence, 5 lates, delayed development during childhood, diminished mental activity, memory loss

Question 9

Indications for: Stops cough and wheeze

Answer 9

chronic KD def coughing and wheezing - no phlegm with no phlegm, wheezing and asthma, such as inability of KD to grasp Qi

SN: if there is phlegm, Chen Pi and Sha Ren could be added to this herb to prevent cloying/stickiness

Question 10

Cautions/Contraindications:

Answer 10

1. SP/ST deficiency

2. Phlegm

Question 11

Dosage:

Answer 11

1-3 qian/ 3-9 grams