Exploration and Utilization on Potential Function ofRehmannia Glutinosa

VernacularTitle:生地黄潜在功能发掘与利用
Author: Lei ZHAO ; Maoxin LIANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Rehmannia glutinosa; database management system ofPu-Ji-Fang; herbalism; potential function
From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(5):1036-1041
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This study was aimed to investigate the functions and indications ofRehmannia glutinosa from old herbalism documents. The database management system ofPu-Ji-Fang was used to summarize the whole function, which was compared with theChinese Pharmacopoeia 2010 edition. The results showed that besides the same function,R. glutinosa was also widely used in the treatment of various heat syndromes, deficiency, sore ulcer, traumatism, irregular menstruation, arthralgia, blood stasis, apoplexia, cough, restlessness, and etc. With modern studies on pharmacodynamics and clinical applications, potential functions ofR. glutinosa were primarily conformed as clearing heat-fire (clearing heat-toxin), tonifying, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, soothing nerves, calming liver to extinguish wind, and removing wind-damp syndromes.