Herbs details

TCMPG30212

BASIC INFORMATION
Plant name in Latin: Salvia miltiorrhiza
Herb name in Chinese: 丹参
Herb name in Pinyin: DAN SHEN
Herb name in English: Danshen
HERB PROPERTIES
Herb property: Minor Cold
Herb flavor: Bitter
Herb meridian tropism: Liver,Heart
HERB DESCRIPTION
Use part: root
Herb effect: To quicken blood and dispel stasis, regulate menstruation and relieve pain, nourish blood and quiet spirit, cool blood and disperse welling abscess.
Herb indication: 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 vexation, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore, zoster, neurodermatitis, psoriasis.
CROSS REFERENCES
TCMID id: 7296
HERB id: HERB001193
SymMap id: SMHB00093