Dan Shen
Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae丹参
- Nature
- slightly Cold
- Flavours
- Bitter
- Meridians
- Heart, Liver, Pericardium
- Class
- Blood-Activating and Stasis-Eliminating Medicinals (Huo Xue Qu Yu Yao)
- Dosage
- 5–15 g
Actions / Functions
- Activates Blood and dissipates Stasis
- Refreshes the Blood
- Reduces abscesses
- Disperses swellings (tumefaction)
- Nurtures Heart Blood
- Quiets the Spirit
- Calms dysphoria/anxiety
- Clarifies the Heart
- Drains the Fire
- Clarifies Heat
- Eliminates Ban Zhen (macules)