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Chinese Foxglove
Rehmannia glutinosa
Chinese Foxglove
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Japan*
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Anemia, Aperient, Cachexia
Science studied: ALANINE, ARGININE, AUCUBIN, CALCIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Scientific name: Rehmannia glutinosa
Common names: Chinese Foxglove
POWO: 808644-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Japan*, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Anemia
- Aperient
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Cardiotonic
- Diabetes Mellitis
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- Diphtheria
- Diuretic
- Ear
- Ejaculation
- Epistaxis
- Febrifuge
- Fever
- Hematemesis
- Hematinic
- Hemorrhage
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Kidney
- Lumbago
- Marasmus
- Marrow
- Menoxenia
- Nerves
- Psoriasis
- Puerperium
- Refrigerant
- Rejuvenation
- Sialogogue
- Sore
- Tendon
- Thirst
- Tonic
- Tonsillitis
- Vertigo
- Wet-Dream
- Eczema
- Eye
- Fatigue
- Hemostat
- Longevity
- Cough
- Dysuria
- Fracture
- Hemoptysis
- Metroxenia
- Pregnancy
- Tumor(Nose)
- Depurative
- Liver
- Tinnitus
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Japan*
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Anemia
- Aperient
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Cardiotonic
- Diabetes Mellitis
- Diphtheria
- Diuretic
- Ear
- Ejaculation
show 41 more documented entries
- Epistaxis
- Febrifuge
- Fever
- Hematemesis
- Hematinic
- Hemorrhage
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Kidney
- Lumbago
- Marasmus
- Marrow
- Menoxenia
- Nerves
- Psoriasis
- Puerperium
- Refrigerant
- Rejuvenation
- Sialogogue
- Sore
- Tendon
- Thirst
- Tonic
- Tonsillitis
- Vertigo
- Wet-Dream
- Eczema
- Eye
- Fatigue
- Hemostat
- Longevity
- Cough
- Dysuria
- Fracture
- Hemoptysis
- Metroxenia
- Pregnancy
- Tumor(Nose)
- Depurative
- Liver
- Tinnitus
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Alterative · China · "
- Anemia · China · "
- Cachexia · China · "
- Cancer · China · "
- Cancer(Stomach) · China · "
- Cardiotonic · China · "
- Diabetes Mellitis · China · "
- Diphtheria · China · "
- Diuretic · China · "
- Ear · China · "
- Ejaculation · China · "
- Epistaxis · China · "
- Fever · China · "
- Hematemesis · China · "
- Hemorrhage · China · "
- Hyperglycemia · Elsewhere · "
- Hypertension · China · "
- Kidney · China · "
- Lumbago · China · "
- Marasmus · China · "
- Marrow · China · "
- Menoxenia · China · "
- Nerves · China · "
- Psoriasis · China · "
26 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Rehmannia glutinosa: A Comprehensive Review · 2026 source ↗
- TLP gene family in Rehmannia glutinosa: RgTLP1 functions in Fusarium oxysporum resistance. · 2026 source ↗
- Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of <i>Rehmannia glutinosa</i>: A Comprehensive Review. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ARGININE
- AUCUBIN
- CALCIUM
- CATALPOL
- D-FRUCTOSE
- GABA
- GLUCOSAMINE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HISTIDINE
- IRON
- LEUCINE
- LYSINE
- MANGANESE
- MANNINOTRIOSE
- MANNITOL
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- METHIONINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- PROLINE
- RAFFINOSE
- REHMANNIOSIDES
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- THREONINE
- TYROSINE
- PHOSPHORIC-ACID
- SERINE
- SUCROSE
- ZINC
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- COPPER
- D-GALACTOSE
- GLYCINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- MAGNESIUM
- MELITTOSIDE
- POTASSIUM
- REHMAGLUTINS
- STACHYOSE
- VALINE
- D-GLUCOSE
- VERBASCOSE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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