Aidus & E-Fong Herbal Solution
Herbal Medicine for Clearing Heat and Cooling Blood- Xuan Shen
                    
                        
      
                               Xuan Shen
                      
                          Dried Rehmannia Root
                             Radix Rehmanniae

This herb is the root of the perennial herb, Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. (Family Scrophulariaceae), produced in the
provinces of Shaanxi and Fujian.Both wild and cultivated herb can be used as medicine. It is harvested in Novem- ber, piled,
and dried in sunlight alternately until the inside becomes black, and then sliced, used raw.
Properties: Bitter, sweet and salty flavour, cold nature, it acts on the lung and kidney channels. Its bitter and cold properties
purge the fire downward. The sweet and cold properties possess the moisturizing quality and the characteristics of saltiness
and coldness can enter the blood division. This herb is good at clearing away heat to cool the blood, and dispelling the noxious