Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen 丹参 Dan Shen (TCM) Salvia Dan Shen flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Salvia Dan Shen dried root at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam 2015) Botanical name: Salvia miltiorrhizaOther species used include S. przewalskii, S. yunnanensis, S. digitaloides, S. trijuga, S. plectanthoides, S. bowleyan, S. pararniltiorrhiza Parts used: Root and rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter (Some traditional sources have said it is Neutral, others that it is Warm) Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: Move the Blood, Clears Stasis, Eases Pain: sharp, fixed pain from Blood stagnation Masses of the abdomen from Blood Stagnation swelling of the Liver, Spleen or other abdominal organs pricking or stabbing pain of the chest or abdomen; Angina Pectoris ‘dissolves hard mass in the abdomen’ (Shen Nong Ben Cao) Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation: Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual disorders various gynecological disorders related to Blood stagnation Moves the Blood, Clears Wind, Benefits Bones and Joints: Arthritic pain with Blood stagnation (used for Blood Heat or Blood stagnation) ‘effective for treating arthralgia due to attack of pathogenic Wind with debilitated feet’. (Tao Hong Jing) ‘relieves pain in the bones and tendons, and paralysis of the extremities’ (Da Ming) Clears…

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