Plant Details

Accepted name:: Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. [Orobanchaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akayajio	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
chinese foxglove	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
chinese foxglove root	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
chinese-foxglove	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cû sinh dja	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
di huang	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
di-huang	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
dihuang	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
dihuáng	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
dja hoâng	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
dìhuáng	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
figwort	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
fresh earth yellow	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
glutinous rehmania	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
ji-whang	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
jihwang	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
prepared rehmannia root	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
radix rehmanniae	Pharmaceutical	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
radix rehmanniae praeparata	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
radix rehmanniae preparata	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
raw rehmania root	Other	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
rehmannia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
rehmannia glutinosa root	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
rehmannia root	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
rehmanniae radix	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
rehmanniae radix crudus	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
rehmanniae radix praeparata	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
rehmanniae radix preparata	Pharmaceutical	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
sheng di hang	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
sheng di huang	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
sheng dihuang	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
sheng-ti-pien	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
shu di	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
shu di huang	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
shudihuang	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
sin dja	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
ti huang	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
xian di huang	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
địa hoàng	Other	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
ジオウ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
地黃	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
地黄	Other	Consv. of Endangered Med. Pl. in Arid Desert Region (Lang et al., 2017) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
干地黄	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
熟地黄	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
生地黃	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
鮮地黃	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
鲜地黄	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
지황	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root tuber	dried root tuber	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
root	dried root	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
root	dried root	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Tuber		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Radix		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
root	fresh or dried root	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
unprocessed root tuber, cured root tuber		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rhizome and root	dried rhizome and root	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
Tuberous roots		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Root		Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
root tuber	dried root tuber	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
root	root, steamed or unsteamed	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
root		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
root		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
root tuber		Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
root		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 16 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Digitalis glutinosa Gaertn. Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 14(1): 544 (1770).
Rehmannia chinensis Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1: 36 (1834 publ. 1835).
Rehmannia glutinosa f. huechingensis (Chao & Shih) P.K.Hsiao Fl. Chin. Trad. Med. 1: 197 (1959).
Rehmannia glutinosa f. purpurea Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 74 (1901).
Rehmannia glutinosa var. purpurea (Makino) Makino & Nemoto Fl. Japan: 226 (1925), nom. illeg.
Chirita chanetii H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 17(210-211): iii (1907).
Gerardia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Bunge Enum. Pl. China Bor.: 49 (1833).
Rehmannia chanetii (H.Lév.) H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 323 (1911).
Rehmannia glutinosa var. hemsleyana Diels Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 569 (1900).
Rehmannia glutinosa var. huechingensis Chao & Shih Acta Pharm. Sin. 1: 41 (1957).
Rehmannia glutinosa f. lutea Y.C.Chu & J.F.Li Nat. Resources Res. 2: 5 (1979).
Rehmannia glutinosa f. purpurea (Makino) Makino J. Jap. Bot. 8: 11 (1932), nom. illeg.
Rehmannia glutinosa var. typica Matsuda Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 32: 141 (1918), not validly publ.
Rehmannia lutea var. purpurea Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 12: 301 (1898).
Rehmannia sinensis (Buc'hoz) Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1: 36 (1835).
Sparmannia sinensis Buc'hoz Pl. Nouv. Découv.: t. 1 (1779).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Digitalis glutinosa Gaertn.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Rehmania glutinosa Liboschitz	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
Rehmannia chinensis	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Rehmannia chinensis Libosch.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Rehmannia glutinosa	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC.	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch EX Fisch. et Mey.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. & Mey.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. Et Mey.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. et Mey.	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Steud.	Checklist of Korean Cult. Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. f. hueichingensis (Chao et Schih) Hsiao	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Steud.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertner) Libosch.	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch f. huechingensis (Chao & Schih) Hsiao	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.	GAP Prod. of TCM Herbs in China (Zhang et al., 2010) Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. ex Fisch & Mey.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. ex Fisch. et Mey.	Consv. of Endangered Med. Pl. in Arid Desert Region (Lang et al., 2017)
Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. var. purpurea Makino	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz ex Steudel	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz var. purpurea Makino	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
Rehmannia glutinosa Libschitz var. purpurea Makino	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)

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