Hundred days to learn a hundred "medicine" (4): Salvia miltiorrhiza

No.4 Salvia divinorum (red sage root) Bitter, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic.

There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "a flavor of Salvia divinorum drink, the same function as the four things soup"! It means that the blood-boosting effect of Salvia divinorum can be comparable to the main blood-boosting formula "Four Things Tang", which can be seen in the blood-boosting traditional Chinese medicine, its status and value. I remember that in 2020, when I went to Nanyang in mid-summer, I also went to their ginseng planting base to watch and learn, and tasted their ginseng tea.

First, the main effect

Salvia divinorum has the effect of cooling the blood to relieve pain, promote blood circulation to eliminate blood stasis, clear the heart and tranquilize the mind, clearing the heat and swelling, treatment of menstrual disorders, rheumatism and heat paralysis, sores and swelling and poisoning. The common dosage of decoction: 5-15g. It is recommended to be used in wine to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Indications:

1, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, post-partum stagnation and abdominal pain: the work of good blood circulation to dispel blood stasis, the nature of the cold and slow, can dispel blood stasis and birth of new without harming the positive, good regulator of menstrual water, gynecological regulation of the regular use of medicines. The Compendium of Materia Medica says that it "can break up persistent blood and replenish new blood." It is commonly used for irregular menstruation, menstrual closure, dysmenorrhea and postpartum abdominal pain.

2, blood stasis and heart pain, epigastric pain, obstruction in the abdomen, bruises, rheumatism and paralysis: this product is good at passing the blood, eliminating blood stasis and relieving pain, and is widely used in a variety of blood stasis disease.

3, canker sores and swollen toxins: this product is cold, can cool the blood to activate the blood, but also clear the heat to eliminate carbuncles.

4, fever, irritability and dizziness, palpitations and insomnia: this product enters the heart meridian, not only can clear heat and cool the blood, but also remove the annoyance and tranquillize the mind, not only to activate the blood, but also to nourish the blood in order to tranquilize the mind.

(Note: Salvia divinorum has a possible side effect of causing a decrease in blood potassium level and producing hypokalemia when consumed for a long time.)

Second, the classic formula "Salvia divinorum drink"

Composition: Salvia divinorum 30g, sandalwood, sandalwood, 6g each.

The meaning of the formula: this prescription is caused by the stagnation of qi and blood, which are intertwined with each other in the middle of the body. The treatment should dispel stasis and move qi to relieve pain. Salvia miltiorrhiza is bitter and slightly cold, activates blood circulation, removes blood stasis and relieves pain without injuring the blood and qi as the kingpin, with sandalwood, sandalwood warms the middle and moves qi to relieve pain as the minister.

The whole formula is only three flavors, the nature of the medicine is calm, and the treatment of qi and blood and focus on the stasis, so that the stasis of qi free from the pain from the end. This formula is slightly cold in nature, so it is especially suitable for those who suffer from heart and stomach pains and have blood stasis and heat.

Third, therapeutic recommendations "Dan Shen pig liver soup"

Functions: nourishing the liver and eyesight, regulating menstruation pain, activate blood stasis.

Ingredients: 2 rape, 10 grams of salvia, 250 grams of liver, ginger, salt.

Practice: wash the rape, wash and slice the pig liver, add ginger and mix well, deodorization; pot with water, put Salvia divinorum, boil and put the pig liver, and then change to a small fire to simmer for 15 minutes, wait until the pig liver is almost cooked, put in the rape, add salt to taste, and then cook for a few moments.

Knowledge Links:

Nanyang Yu Danshen - commonly known as blood ginseng, known for its growth in Nanyang Yuzhou, now Fangcheng County, Nanyang, for its excellent quality and therapeutic effects.

As a traditional Chinese medicine, Yu Dan Shen is mainly used in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and gynecological diseases. In the folk of Fangcheng, ginseng water with eggs is the traditional health food for patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

At present, to Yu Danshen as the main raw material has been developed Danshen tea, Danshen honey and other series of products.

(Author: Jin Yinhua )

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