Danshen Root

Chinese Name	Danshen
Latin	Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae
English Name	Danshen Root
Key Characteristics	Herb to active blood and regulate menstruation
Source	Dried root and rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. (Fam. Labiatae)
Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered	Bitter, slightly cold; Heart, Liver
Actions	To remove blood stasis and kill pain, promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, clear heart fire and remove restlessness
Indications	Menstual disorders, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, mass formation in the abdomen, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, heat arthralgia and boils and sores, fidgets and insomnia, hepatosplenomegaly, angina pectoris, in addition, used for coronary heart disease, acute viral hepatitis, chronic liver disease, chronic renal insufficiency, epidemic hemorrhagic fever.
Special Usage	Processed with spirit it is used to invigorate blood and dispel stasis
Precaution	It is incompatible with Rhizoma et Radix Veratri, and use with caution during pregnancy.
Chemical Composition	It contains tanshinone, protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde, etc.