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ancient wisdom Β· Herb

Danshen Root; Root of Ligulilobe Sage

Danshen Root; Root of Ligulilobe Sage. Class: Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Heart; Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Dan Shen
中文名 (Chinese)
丹参
Latin Name
Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae; Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
English Name
Danshen Root; Root of Ligulilobe Sage
Alias Names
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☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Bitter; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To remove blood stasis and relieve pain, to promote the flow of blood and stimulate menstrual discharge, and to ease the mind.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Angina pectoris, cerebral atherosclerosis, diffusive intravascular clotting, thrombophlebitis, hepatitis, acute surgical infection, mastitis, erysipelas, otitis media, tonsillitis, bone marrow infection, menstrual disorder, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum stasis stagnation abdominal pain, pain in heart and abdomen, concretion conglomeration accumulation and gathering, heat impediment swelling and pain, knocks and falls, heat entering construction-blood, vexation and agitation, insomnia and
Clinical Manifestations
1. its component tanshinone acts as a broad-spectrum bactericide, and also can dilate coronary artery and increase coronary flow.2. action on various blood clotting factors, increasing the level of camp in thrombocyes, inhibiting the aggregation of platel
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
93
TCMID
7296
TCMSP
93
TCM-ID
407
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Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
4
PubMed References
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
None linked yet.
πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
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πŸ“š Sample References
PMID 28817116
Total tanshinones exhibits anti-inflammatory effects through blocking TLR4 dimerization via the MyD88 pathway
Cell Death Dis Β· 2017
PMID 30395946
Salvia miltiorrhiza protects against diabetic nephropathy through metabolome regulation and wnt/Ξ²-catenin and TGF-Ξ² signaling inhibition
Pharmacol Res Β· 2019
PMID 35326476
Salvia miltiorrhiza Extract and Individual Synthesized Component Derivatives Induce Activating-Transcription-Factor-3-Mediated Anti-Obesity Effects and Attenuate Obesity-Induced Metabolic Disorder by Suppressing C/EBPΞ± in High-Fat-Induced Obese Mice
Cells Β· 2022
PMID 35985183
Salvianolactone acid A isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice by regulating PPAR-Ξ³
Phytomedicine Β· 2022