Rehmannia glutinosa
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Rehmannia glutinosa is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name dìhuáng (地黄) or gān dìhuáng (干地黄).
One of the traditional uses in traditional Chinese medicine for Rehmannia glutinosa has been in the area of tinnitus and hearing loss. It turns out that the plant, in fact, seems to have efficacy in the scavenging of free radicals which cause noise related hearing loss.[2]
"A number of constituents such as iridoids, phenethyl alcohol glycosides, glycosides, cyclopentanoid monoterpenes, and norcarotenoids, have been reported from the fresh or processed roots of R. glutinosa."[3]
See also
- Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
References
- ↑ "Rehmannia glutinosa information from NPGS/GRIN". Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ↑ "Protective effect of Rehmannia glutinosa on the cisplatin-induced damage of HEI-OC1 auditory cells through scavenging free radicals". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ↑ "Remophilanetriol: A New Eremophilane from the Roots of Rehmannia glutinosa". Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. Retrieved 2008-02-16.