Rehmannia glutinosa
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Rehmannia |
| Species: | R. glutinosa |
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| Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Steud.[1] |
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Rehmannia glutinosa is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name Sheng Di huang (Chinese: [生]地黄). It is often sold as gān dì huáng (Chinese: 干地黄), gān meaning "dried."
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[edit] Medicinal uses
One of the traditional uses in traditional Chinese medicine for Rehmannia glutinosa has been in the area of tinnitus and hearing loss.[citation needed] The plant seems to have efficacy in the scavenging of free radicals in vitro.[Not relevant][2] This study however, does not report the effects of Rehmannia glutinosa in human subjects.
[edit] Chemical constituents
A number of chemical constituents including iridoids, phenethyl alcohol, glycosides, cyclopentanoid monoterpenes, and norcarotenoids, have been reported from the fresh or processed roots of R. glutinosa"[3]
[edit] See also
- Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
- Rehmannia
[edit] References
- ^ "Rehmannia glutinosa information from NPGS/GRIN". http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?30911. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Protective effect of Rehmannia glutinosa on the cisplatin-induced damage of HEI-OC1 auditory cells through scavenging free radicals". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 107 (3): 383–8. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.024. PMID 16698207. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T8D-4JN72C3-4&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=819b933cb2e0b4712994e2b5e371a57e. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ Oh, Hyuncheol (2006). "Remophilanetriol: A New Eremophilane from the Roots of Rehmannia glutinosa". ChemInform 37 (2). doi:10.1002/chin.200602189.
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