The efficacy and effects of salvia and how to consume

Salvia miltiorrhiza, also known as red ginseng, purple ginseng, red root, etc. Salvia miltiorrhiza is bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and belongs to the heart and liver meridians, with the effect of activating blood circulation, dispelling blood stasis, relieving menstrual pain, clearing the heart and relieving irritation, cooling the blood to eliminate carbuncles. It is used for chest paralysis and heartache, hypochondriac pain, obstruction in the abdomen, heat paralysis, sleeplessness, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, sores and swelling pain. Let's take a look at the specific efficacy and effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza and how to consume it.

Promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis

Salvia miltiorrhiza is bitter and draining, belongs to the heart and liver meridian, mainly enters the blood, activates blood circulation and eliminates stasis, regulates menstruation and relieves pain, eliminates stasis and generates new blood, and is an important medicine for treating frequent diseases caused by poor blood circulation and stasis. It is mainly used to treat women with irregular menstruation, irregular periods, scanty menstruation, abdominal pain during menstruation, purple-colored menstruation or with blood clots, postpartum dew, and pain in the lower abdomen.

Regulating menstruation and relieving pain

Salvia miltiorrhiza enters the heart, liver and blood, and is good at promoting blood circulation, relieving menstrual pain and activating blood stasis. It mainly treats blockage of heart veins, chest paralysis and heart pain, hypochondriac pain, obstruction in the abdomen, obstruction in the abdomen, bruises and injuries, heat paralysis and pain, etc.

Clearing the heart and calming the mind

Salvia miltiorrhiza is cold in nature and enters the heart meridian. It has the function of clearing the heart and cooling the blood, removing irritation and calming the mind. It can be used to treat symptoms such as high fever and dizziness, restlessness and insomnia caused by heat entering the blood, and palpitation and insomnia caused by deficiency of blood in the heart.

Cooling the Blood to subdue carbuncles

Salvia miltiorrhiza is cold in nature and enters the Blood. Because of its slightly cold nature, it is good for clearing heat and cooling the Blood, therefore, Salvia miltiorrhiza can not only cool the Blood and invigorate the Blood, but also detoxify and eliminate rashes, which can be used to treat heat entering the Blood, heat sores, body heat and spots, etc. It has remarkable efficacy.

Improve blood circulation

It can dilate coronary arteries, increase coronary flow, improve myocardial ischemia, infarction and heart function, regulate heart rhythm, and dilate peripheral blood vessels to improve microcirculation; shorten the recovery period of red blood cells and hematocrit, increase reticulocytes, promote tissue repair and accelerate the healing of fractures.

Anti-thrombotic

Improve fibrinolytic enzyme activity; prolong bleeding and clotting time; inhibit platelet aggregation (increase the level of cAMP in platelets to inhibit TXA2 synthesis); improve the rheological properties of blood (blood viscosity is reduced, red blood cell electrophoresis time is shortened).

Antibacterial

Salvia miltiorrhiza preparation contains cryptotanshinone and dihydrotanshinone, which have inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli and Bacillus degeneratum in vitro.

Hypolipidemic

Salvia miltiorrhiza can significantly reduce the area of aortic atheroma plaque formation, total serum cholesterol, triglycerides, all to some extent. Salvia can inhibit the rise of blood lipids in rabbits on high-fat diet. Through research, it was found that Salviae could also inhibit the synthesis of endogenous cholesterol in cells. Therefore, among the herbs used in the treatment of cerebral thrombosis, Salvia miltiorrhiza is one of them.

Promote the repair and regeneration of tissues

1. Promote tissue repair and regeneration Salvia preparations treatment: fast clearance of necrotic myocardium; fibroblast differentiation and collagen fiber formation are more obvious; granulation formation is more mature. Local bruising is reduced, blood circulation is improved, and healing time is shortened. 2. Inhibition of overproliferation has an inhibitory effect on overproliferating fibroblasts.

How to consume Salvia miltiorrhiza

1. Used for chest and rib pain, wind-damp paralysis, obstruction and mass, sores and swelling, painful fall, irregular menstruation, menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis, etc. It is effective in treating pain in the chest and ribs, obstruction and masses, as well as menstrual disorders and menstrual pain, and is often used in combination with Chuanxiong. In the treatment of pain in the chest and abdomen belonging to Qi stagnation and blood stasis, it is often used together with sandalwood and sandalwood. 2. Used in treating warm diseases with heat entering the blood, body rash, dizziness and irritability. It is often used with fresh Dihuang, Shui Niu Jiao, Xuan Shen and other medicines. 3. Used for palpitation and anxiety, insomnia. It is often used together with sour date palm and cypress kernel.