Meaning of 生地黄
生地黄 means dried root of Rehmannia glutinosa; raw rehmannia (used in Traditional Chinese Medicine). Pronounced shēng dì huáng.
- dried root of Rehmannia glutinosa; raw rehmannia (used in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Definitions & Examples
Shēng生
dì地
huáng黄
jù具
yǒu有
qīng清
rè热
liáng凉
xuè血
de的
gōng功
xiào效
，
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
zhì治
liáo疗
rè热
rù入
yíng营
xuè血
、
shé舌
jiàng绛
fán烦
kě渴
。
Raw rehmannia has the effect of clearing heat and cooling the blood, and is often used to treat heat invading the nutrient blood level, crimson tongue, and vexation with thirst.
Zhè这
ge个
fāng方
zi子
xū需
yào要
jiā加
rù入
sān三
qián钱
shēng生
dì地
huáng黄
。
This prescription requires adding three qian of raw rehmannia.
Yǔ与
shú熟
dì地
huáng黄
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
shēng生
dì地
huáng黄
gèng更
cháng长
yú于
qīng清
rè热
liáng凉
xuè血
。
Compared to cooked rehmannia, raw rehmannia is better at clearing heat and cooling the blood.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
钱/ qián
Primary
克/ kè
味/ wèi