Tincture of dried Salvia miltiorrhiza root. 1:3 35%
Salvia miltiorrhiza dried root, organic grain alcohol
Daily adult dose unless otherwise prescribed: up to 7ml per day in two separate doses.
Dan Shen should be avoided:
Family: Lamiaceae
Part used: Root
Habitat: A member of the mint family native to northeast and costal areas of China and made famous globally through its use in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This upright hairy plant grows racemes (flower spikes) of ref flowers and prefers moist sandy soil on the margins of water ways, roads and sunny slopes. Unlike our common garden sage (Salvia officinale), we use the root of dan shen.
Folklore and History:
Constituents: Nathtoquinones, tashinol, diterpenoid phenol salviol, aldehydic and catechuic acids, miltrirone, teraxeryl acetate, friedelin, inulin, feruginol, butylallophanate, several trace minerals including selenium molybdanum, manganese, copper, iron, zinc and vitamin E.
Actions: Relaxing nervine, uterine spamolytic, uterine circulatory stimulant, cardiotonic, circulatory tonic, antilipemic, antcoagulant, fibrinolytic, hepatorestorative (liver restorative), hepatoprotective (liver protective), leukocytogenic(increase white blood cell count), immunostimulant, antitumoral, lymphocyte stimulant, antioxidant, antiseptic, vulnerary, support detoxification pathways, dermatropic, diuretic
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