Dan shen
Salvia miltiorrhiza (Dan Shen)
- Over 900 species of salvia
- Many of them have histories of medicinal uses
- In traditional Chinese medicine
- Promote blood circulation
- Remove blood stasis
- Increases the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in platelets
- Providing protection against pulmonary embolism
- Inhibition of platelet aggregation
Wang X, et al. “Effect of danshen injection on pulmonary thromboembolism and platelet free radical levels in mice”
- Salvia miltiorrhiza lower cholesterol
- Reduce endothelial damage
- Inhibit lipid peroxidation in hypercholesterolaemic animals -may reduce atherosclerosis
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 1996; 21:558-60.
- “Increase of vitamin E content in LDL
- Reduction of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits by a water-soluble antioxidant-rich fraction of Salvia miltiorrhiza.”
Wu Y J, et al.
- Inhibit noradrenalineinduced contraction of the aortic strips
- Through reduction in Ca2+ mobilization
- Vasodilatory activity may explain the traditional use of Salvia miltiorrhiza in hypertension.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1998; 18:481-6.
- “Vasodilator effects of des (alpha-carboxy-3,4-dihydroxyphenethyl) lithospermic acid (8-epiblechnic acid)
- . a derivative of lithospermic acids in salviae miltiorrhizae radix
Biol Pharm Bull 1996; 19:228-32. Nagai M, et al.
- Markedly superior effect to nitroglycerin
- More persistent action
- Better improvement of cardiac function
Bai Y R, Wang S Z. “Hemodynamic study on nitroglycerin compared with Salvia miltiorrhiza”
- Dan Shen Compound comprises four important botanicals
- For the improvement of peripheral circulation and general wellbeing.
- Crataegus laevigata enhanced by the
- Chinese botanical Salvia miltiorrhiza (Dan Shen)
- Indian botanical Coleus forskohlii
- Valeriana officinalis
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1994; 14:24-5, 4.
- Chinese botanical medicine utilizes Salvia miltiorrhiza for
- Women's irregularities,
- Abdominal pain,
- Insomnia,
- Hives,
- Hepatitis
- Mastitis.
