BASIC INFORMATION | |
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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 |
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