Rehmannia

Rehmannia glutinosa

root

The fleshy yellow rhizome of a perennial from China, dried and prepared for the decoctions of Chinese medicine.

Origin

Northern China

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

A medicinal root: a few grams as a decoction, not a vegetable. It can change the effect of an anticoagulant or of diabetes treatment.

Did you know?

Its Chinese name, dihuang, 地黄, joins “earth” and “yellow”; it is also called Chinese foxglove, having first been classed among the foxgloves.