Rehmannia glutinosa

Rehmannia glutinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Rehmannia
Species: R. glutinosa
Binomial name
Rehmannia glutinosa

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".

Medicinal uses

One of the traditional uses in traditional Chinese medicine for Rehmannia glutinosa has been in the area of tinnitus and hearing loss. The plant seems to have efficacy in the scavenging of free radicals in vitro.[2] This study however, does not report the effects of Rehmannia glutinosa in human subjects.

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]

Etymology

Rehmannia is named for Joseph Rehmann (1788–1831), a physician in St. Petersburg.[4][5]

Glutinosa means 'glutinous', 'sticky', or 'viscous'.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rehmannia glutinosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  2. ↑ Yu, H; Seo, SJ; Kim, YH; Lee, HY; Park, RK; So, HS; Jang, SL; You, YO. "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. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  3. ↑ Oh, Hyuncheol (2006). "Remophilanetriol: A New Eremophilane from the Roots of Rehmannia glutinosa". ChemInform. 37 (2). doi:10.1002/chin.200602189.
  4. 1 2 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 180, 328
  5. ↑ Joseph Rehmann. Sammlung auserlesener Abhandlungen und merkwürdiger Nachrichten Russischer Ärzte und Naturforscher. St. Petersburg 1812, p. 271-276: Ballota lanata. Ein neues Mittel gegen die Wassersucht. S. 271-276 (Digitalisat)


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