Drying Rehmannia Root / Sheng Di Pian (6oz)

生地片 / 干地黃 6oz

干地黄、原生地、干生地
性味：味甘；苦；微寒
功效：为玄参科植物地黄的块根。用于热病烦渴，内热消渴，骨蒸劳热，温病发斑，血热所致的吐血，崩漏，尿血，便血，血虚萎黄，眩晕心悸，血少经闭。
经脉：归心经；肝经；肾经

主治：滋阴清热，凉血补血。主热病烦渴，内热消渴，骨蒸劳热，温病发斑，血热所致的吐血，崩漏，尿血，便血，血虚萎黄，眩晕心悸，血少经闭。
用法用量
内服：煎汤，10~15g，大剂量可用至30g；赤可熬膏或入丸、散；或浸润后捣绞汁饮。
外用：适量，捣敷。
注意禁忌：脾虚泄泻、胃虚食少、胸膈多痰者慎服。

【食疗方】
1. 三味地黄酒
生地黄（切）100克，大豆（炒）200克，牛蒡根（切）100克，酒2升。将药用白纱布袋盛之，置于净器中，入酒浸泡，密封，5日后开启，过滤后装瓶备用。不拘时，随量饮之。每日1~2次，每次饮服1~2小盅。
功效：补肾除烦，祛风止痛。适应症肾虚，心烦，关节疼痛。

2.桃仁粥
桃仁、生地各10克。桃仁浸泡后，去皮弃尖，加入适量冷水，武火煮沸，改文火慢煎。30分钟后，除去药渣，将洗净的粳米洗净加入药汁中煮粥。粥熟加入桂心粉（药店有售）2克，红糖50克。每次食1小碗，每天3至4次。
功效：活血止痛、滋养脾胃；适用于消化性溃疡出血停止后或无发生出血者。**

3.生地百部炖团鱼
百部20克，生地20克，地骨皮12克，知母10克，团鱼（甲鱼）1只，葱姜佐料各适量。将团鱼头宰下，放血，入沸水锅中略氽，当裙边与甲壳分离时捞出，去粗皮与内脏，宰成块，中药放纱布袋内封口，锅置旺火上，加清水，下垫鸡骨，加入团鱼，烧开后撇去血沫，加中药包、姜、葱、绍酒，移至小火上炖至熟软，除去鸡骨、葱、姜，加入精盐、味精调味即成。
功效：滋阴清热，润肺止咳。主治肺结核，肺虚咯血，阴虚潮热盗汗等症。

4.海带生地绿豆瘦肉汤
取海带30克，生地18克，绿豆100克，陈皮3克，瘦猪肉100克。将海带洗净泡发切丝，猪肉、陈皮洗净切丝，与生地、绿豆同置砂锅内，加水适量用小火煲2小时，加食盐少许即可食用。服法：煮粥服用。 功效：此药膳具有清热解毒、凉血养阴之功效，常服可治疗粉刺反复发作。

5.人参地黄粥
人参10克，栗米100克，生地黄30克，冰糖适量。水煎人参、生地、去渣留汁，入栗米煮粥。将熟加冰糖适量，稍煎待溶即成。酌情服食，温凉为宜。
功效：益气养阴。

Drying Rehmannia Root / Sheng Di Pian (6oz)

Rehmannia root clears heat, cools blood, nourishes yin, and promotes body fluids production. Rehmannia root is often used in conditions like fever, fluid exhaustion, consumptive diseases, bleedings, anemia, dizziness, palpitations, and menstrual disorders... 

Rehmannia root contains sterol, glycosides, and polysaccharides, its active components are mainly iridoid glycosides, such as catalpol, rehmanniosides A-D, leonuride, aucubin, melittoside, jioglutoside A-B, 6-O-E-feruloyl ajugol, rehmaglutins A-D, glutinoside, purpureaside C, echinacoside, jionosides A1 & B1, cistanosides A & F, and acteoside. Its polysaccharides include stachyose, raffinose, glucose, sucrose, fructose, manninotriose, galactose and rehmannia glutinosa polysaccharides (RPS-b). Rehmannia root also contains over 20 kinds of amino acids, as well as alkaloids, phosphoric acid, organic acids, adenosine, trace elements, lecithin and vitamin A. 

The actions of Rehmannia root include regulating blood sugar, blood pressure, and immune functions. It can also affect the pituitary-adrenal and thyroid secretions, as well as anti-inflammation, cooling body, diuresis, anti-tumor, anti-aging, liver protection, promoting blood clotting, stimulating blood cells growth and gland secretions

From the manufacturer: 

The taste is sweet, bitter; and it is slightly cold in effect. It is the root tuber of Scrophulariaceae plant Rehmannia glutinosa. It is used for fever polydipsia, internal heat, it is used to reduce thirst, bone steaming [inflammatory aarthritis] and fatigue, febrile plaque, hematemesis, uterine bleeding, blood in urine, blood in stool caused by blood heat, blood deficiency, and chlorosis, dizziness, palpitations, blood loss, and amenorrhea. It enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. Indications: It nourishes yin and clears away heat, cools, and nourishes the blood. 

Dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 10~15g, large doses can be used up to 30g; It can be used to make an ointment or pills or powder, or pounded juice after infiltration. External use: appropriate amount, pound and apply.  

Cautions: Use caution with patients who have spleen deficiency, diarrhea, stomach deficiency, loss of appetite, and excessive sputum in the chest, stomach, and lungs.