Postmodern Research of Red Sage root...
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Data of Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza.
- .Origin of Danshen.
- .Contents and Phytochemicals.
- .Properties and functions of red sage.
- .Benefits of dan shen for specific health conditions include the following.
- .Considerations of Danshen.
- .Dosage and Administration of Red Sage.
- .Applications of Red Sage.
- .Dosage and Administration of Danshen.
- .Modern Researches of Red Sage.
Applications of Red Sage.
1. To treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), amenorrhea (abnormal absence or suppression of menses) and postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis and qi stagnation:
This herb can promote blood circulation by removing blood stasis and it is good at regulating menstruation, so it is a major herb for gynecological diseases. There is a statement in the book 'Treatise on Gynecology' that "the single danshen san (red sage root powder) has the same functions and effects with those of Si Wu Tang (Decoction of Four Ingredients)".
a) Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis and qi stagnation:
This herb can be ground alone into powder and mixed with wine for oral administration. It can also often be used with Chinese angelica, chuanxiong (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), motherwort (Herba Leonuri), etc., in order to strengthen the curative effects.
b) Ectopic (an organ or other structure which is positioned abnormally within the body) pregnancy: In modern times, it has been used as a major herb among others for the clinical treatment of ectopic pregnancy.
c) Profuse bleeding in the abdominal cavity during the acute period: This herb is used in combination with herbaceous peony unpeeled root (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) and peach kernels.
d) Blood clotting in the abdominal cavity during the chronic period: Burreed (Rhizoma Sparganii) and zedoary turmeric rhizome (Rhizoma Zedoariae) are added to the herb.
2. To treat pain in the chest and abdomen due to blood stasis, masses in the abdomen, rheumatism and arthralgia, etc.:
As a major blood-activating and stasis-removing herb, it is extensively used for various types of syndromes due to blood stasis.
a) Epigastric pain due to obstruction of qi in the chest and pain in the abdomen: This herb is often used in combination with sandal wood, amomum, etc., e.g., Danshen Yin in the book 'Medicine Comprehended'.
b) Coronary angina pectoris (a disease marked by brief paroxysmal attacks of chest pain precipitated by deficient oxygenation of the heart muscles):
For the clinical treatment of coronary angina pectoris, this herb is often used in combination with rosewood, chuanxiong (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), safflower, etc., and it can also be used alone, for example, the extract of this herb is made into Danshen Shuguan Pian (Salvia Tablets for Soothing the Coronary Artery).
c) Masses in the abdomen: It is often used in combination with burreed (Rhizoma Sparganii) and zedoary turmeric rhizome (Rhizoma Zedoariae) in order to remove blood stasis and resolve masses.
d) Rheumatism and arthralgia: This herb is used in combination with such antirheumatics as fangfeng (Radix Ledebouriellae), largeleaf gentian root (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), etc.
3. To treat skin and external diseases:
Being cold in nature, this herb can remove heat from the blood and also promote blood circulation. It can also clear away blood stasis and heat to relieve inflammation.
It is often used in combination with herbs that clear away heat and toxic substances, such as honeysuckle flower (Flos Lonicerae), weeping forsythia fruit (Fructus Forsythiae), etc.
4. To treat dysphoria (a state of feeling unwell or unhappy) and coma of febrile diseases, palpitations and insomnia of miscellaneous diseases, etc.:
a) Invasion of pathogenic factors into the heart in febrile diseases: It is used in combination with raw rehmannia, Chinese goldthread rhizome (Rhizoma Coptidis) and bamboo leaves.
b) Palpitations and insomnia due to failure of blood to nourish the heart and hyperactivity of heart-fire in miscellaneous diseases: It is used in combination with raw rehmannia, wild jujube seed (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), oriental arborvitae seed (Semen Biotae), etc.
5. Miscellaneous:
In modern times, this herb has also been used for the clinical treatment of ischemic apoplexy, arteriosclerosis, viral myocarditis, chronic hepatitis and hepatocirrhosis and for the prevention and treatment of bronchial asthma, chronic pulmonary heart disease, etc., all of which have been cured to a certain extent.
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1.Postmodern Research of Red Sage root...
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