I've been feeling a bit unwell recently, and my doctor prescribed me some Chinese herbal medicine that contains cooked Rehmanniae Radix (shu di huang) and Cinnamomi Ramulus (rou gui). I want to know what diseases can be treated with cooked Rehmanniae Radix and Cinnamomi Ramulus.
Symptoms of Blood Deficiency
Cooked Rehmanniae Radix has a sweet taste, a slightly warm nature, and a moist texture. It has the effect of nourishing blood and nourishing yin. Its active ingredients can promote the recovery of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the body, as well as the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic progenitor cells, thus helping to replenish blood. It has certain therapeutic effects on symptoms caused by blood deficiency, such as pale complexion, reduced menstrual flow, amenorrhea, and anemia.
Symptoms of Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency
Cooked Rehmanniae Radix enters the liver meridian and kidney meridian, and has the effect of nourishing and replenishing liver and kidney, as well as nourishing essence and filling the marrow. It can be used to treat symptoms caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, such as impotence, seminal emission, sore and weak lower back and knees, deafness, tinnitus, hot flashes, and night sweats.
Kidney Yang Deficiency
Cinnamomi Ramulus has a sweet and spicy taste, and a warm and hot nature. It has the effect of tonifying fire and assisting yang, and returning fire to its source. It can be used to treat various symptoms caused by kidney yang deficiency, such as sore and weak lower back and knees, impotence, premature ejaculation, difficulty urinating, frequent urination, edema, cold uterus leading to infertility, and dysmenorrhea.
Gastrointestinal Cold Pain
Cinnamomi Ramulus has a warm and hot nature, and enters the spleen meridian. It can dispel cold and alleviate pain, warm meridians, and promote blood circulation. Its essential oil component can enhance the digestive function of the stomach and intestines, eliminate intestinal gas, and relieve spasmodic pain in the gastrointestinal tract. It has a certain relieving effect on symptoms such as cold and painful abdomen, reduced appetite, and loose stools.
How to Take Cooked Rehmanniae Radix and Cinnamomi Ramulus
1. Take about 15 grams of cooked Rehmanniae Radix and put it in a teapot.
2. Pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring it to a boil over high heat.
3. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
4. Strain out the dregs and take the medicinal juice.
5. Take 2 grams of Cinnamomi Ramulus and grind it into fine powder.
6. Pour the hot medicinal juice into the Cinnamomi Ramulus powder and stir well.
