Shu Di Huang Rehmannia, Chinese Foxglove Root - Chinese Herbal Medicine

• Insomnia and palpitations
• Anxiety, possible difficulty with concentration
• Irritibility and restlessness
• Tinnitus

• For recovery of qi and blood after acute trauma or accident
• For frequent heavy menstrual cycles
• Pale complexion, fatigue, dizziness from qi deficiency
• Vertigo, palpitations, anxiety from blood deficiency

• Do not confuse with Ba Zheng Wan - which is a clearing formula.

• General yin deficiency signs may present as night sweats, heat in the soles and palms, and flusing.
• Cough/wheezing, possible blood in the sputum, dry and sore throat may present from lung yin and qi deficiency.
• Useful for treating people who quit smoking or those with acute smoke exposure.

• Steaming bone syndrome - sensation of intense heat, malar flushing, spontaneous sweating.
• Palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, hot flashes, from kidney/heart yin deficiency.
• Tinnitus, possible vertigo, irritability, restlessness from liver fire rising.

Do not use if patient presents with flu or cold symptoms.

• For chronic pain due to obstruction (bi zheng) with liver and kidney deficiency.
• For lower back pain often with weakness and/or pain in the knees.
• For arthritis, especially the type affected by cold/damp weather.

• Use with caution during pregnancy.
• Do not use with patients that present with damp heat or excess heat.

• Ringing in the ears/tinnitus.
• Unblocks the ears - useful for diminished hearing or temporary hearing loss.
• Red/dry eyes with blurry vision.

• Menopause symtpoms including hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, restlessness and anxiety as a result of yin deficiency.  
• Can be used for other yin deficient symtpoms such as tinnitus, dry skin, and lightheadedness.

• Use with caution during pregnancy.
• Do not use if patient presents with true heat or exterior heat.

• Dryness from yin deficiency - dry skin, dry eyes, dry cough, dry stools/constipation.
• Fatigue, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, possible anxiety.
• Other yin deficient symptoms such as night sweats, hot flashes.

• Use with caution during pregnancy.
• Use with caution with patients that present with spleen qi deficiency.

• Uterine bleeding/spotting.
• Abdominal/Uterine/Ovarian cramping.
• Irregular menstruation, history of miscarriage - due to spleen failing to regulate the blood.

• Avoid in cases of beng lou (flooding and spotting) when caused by heat or accompanied with strong heat signs.

• Dizziness, tinnitus, possibly vertigo as a result of kidney and liver yin deficiency.
• Insomnia especially with night sweats, hot flashes, irritibility.
• Spontaneous/nocturnal emissions. 

• Use with caution in patients that present with spleen qi deficiency.

• Blurry vision, floaters, possibly with dryness of the eyes as a result of the liver yin failing to nourish the eyes and kidney yin failing to brighten the vision.

• Infertility, history of miscarriage due to blood deficiency and/or cold in the lower jiao from kidney yang deficiency.
• Irregular menstruation.
• Lower abdominal pain, lower back pain, uterine and/or ovarian pain.

• Use with caution for pregnancy.

• Yin deficiency symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, night sweats, hot flashes, heat in the soles and dryness.
• Blurry vision, possibly with dry eyes.

• Fatigue, lethargy, sensation of feeling heavy or cold.
• Low appetite, bloating, borborygmus, loose bowels.
• Impotence, infertility, low libedo.
• Insomnia, night sweats, vivid dreams, nightmares.

• Frequent and/or urgent urination, dribbling, incontinence. 
• Treats Lin Syndrome conditions.

• Use with caution if patient presents with UTI.

• Tonifies both qi and blood and nourishes the heart and calms the spirit - generally used for weakness from longer term or deep diseases such as cancer and for a host of other conditions affecting a broad range of the body and psyche such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and autoimmune conditions such as Lupus, Scleroderma, MCTD.
• Anemia.
• May be used alone or in conjunction with a formula such as yu ping feng wan to enhance immunity - particularly in patients with frequent colds and flus.
• Raynaud's condition in addition to the other connective tissue issues listed above.
• Micturition syncope, nephritis, cancers of the genitourinary tract.
• Male infertility, possibly with Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, for sperm volume and motility issues.
• Along with other immune benefits, hepatitis C.
• Lung cancer.

• Use with caution or seek an alternative in deficiency cases with very pronounced sensations of coldness.  Part of this is due to the relatively neutral (i.e. non warming) aspects of this formula.

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• The primary base formula for tonifying the blood and regulating menstruation in Chinese Medicine terms - irregular cycles, amenorrhea or long cycles.
• Postpartum issues such as uterine bleeding when arising from blood deficiency.
• General blood deficiency symptoms - dry skin, dry eyes, dry hair, anemia, calf cramping.  Certain version of dermatitis, psoriasis and other skin conditions - diabetic ulcers, etc.
• With the right underlying factors threatened miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy.
• Fertility issues, endometriosis.

• Avoid during the early phases of a cold or flu.

• Cold extremities, fatigue, weak/aching low back, knees, waist, aversion to cold, loose stools - due to kindney yang deficiency.
• Impotence, infertility, low libedo, low sperm count, abnormal sperm morphology.
• Incontinence or other urinary issues (frequent, difficult to restrain), enlarged prostate.

• Use with caution with patients that present with damp signs.

• Steaming bone syndrome - dry and intensive persuasive sensation of heat possibly with flushing and tidal fever.
• Dizziness, vertigo, tinnitis, anxiety and restlessness resulting from yin deficiency.
• Dryness of the skin, mucus membranes, hard stools, dark or scanty urine.

• Use with caution with patients presenting with damp signs or spleen qi deficiency.

• Infertility, low libedo, impotence due to kidney yin deficiency.
• Low sperm count, abnormal sperm morphology resulting from jing deficiency.
• Irregular menstruation, vaginal dryness.