Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis and talking about Salvia miltiorrhiza

Salvia miltiorrhiza, also known as red ginseng, purple Salvia miltiorrhiza and red root, is the dry root of Labiatae plant Salvia miltiorrhiza, which is commonly used Chinese medicine It was first recorded in Shennong Materia Medica, and has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, calming nerves and tranquilizing heart Because the root of medicine is purple red, people call it "Danxin" Salvia miltiorrhiza is bitter in taste and cold in nature It contains tanshinone, cryptotanshinone, isotanshinone, tanshinone, tanshinone, tanshinic acid, vitamin E and other ingredients It can enter into the blood, return to the heart, and liver two meridians It has the functions of activating blood circulation and clearing meridians, removing blood stasis and pain, clearing heart and removing troubles, cooling blood and eliminating carbuncle, etc it is applicable to various diseases and syndromes caused by blood stasis, blood heat, blood stasis and heat, or blood heat and blood stasis, such as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea Syndrome of amenorrhea, blood avalanche, syndrome, accumulation, blood stasis and abdominal pain, as well as osteoarthralgia, palpitation and insomnia, malignant sore and swelling According to traditional Chinese medicine, "a long time of illness leads to more blood stasis" and "blood stasis leads to strange diseases" In "Suwen Tiaojing Lun", there is a discussion that "the disease goes deep for a long time, the operation of Ying Wei is astringent, and the channels and collaterals are not clear when they are sparse" In the Qing Dynasty, the famous doctor Ye Tianshi also has a theory that "the first Qi is accumulated in the channels, and the blood is injured in the channels for a long time" Therefore, the efficacy of Salvia miltiorrhiza is recorded in the collection of Materia Medica It is said: "Salvia miltiorrhiza is good at treating blood, removing stagnation and regenerating, and regulating channels and vessels The syndrome of vomiting, drenching and bleeding of the host's male wife, or restless fetal movement due to disharmony between Chong and Ren, or grumpy blood room due to postnatal maladjustment, or pain due to stagnation of blood stasis, or pain due to obstruction of menstruation, or pain due to small abdomen due to stagnation of liver and spleen, or cold and heat due to stagnation of liver and spleen, or swelling and stuffiness due to accumulation of symptoms, or inconstancy due to colic attack, or severe pain due to arthralgia of feet and knees, or faint bowel due to retention of Qi in the heart and abdomen, or blood vessels The eyes are red with pain Therefore, the theory of the Ming Dynasty takes Danshen as one thing, and it has the function of four things It can be used in various diseases of women, no matter before or after birth " The application of Salvia miltiorrhiza in removing blood stasis and generating new, without breaking, has tonifying and dispersing, and can integrate nourishing blood, activating blood, removing blood stasis, relieving pain and generating new blood It has a peaceful nature and remarkable effect Modern pharmacological research has proved that Salvia miltiorrhiza can improve the blood supply of coronary artery, strengthen the contractility of myocardium, reduce the oxygen consumption of myocardium, protect the structure of endothelial cells, expand the coronary artery and peripheral blood vessels, increase the blood flow of myocardium, inhibit the aggregation of platelets, further improve the blood supply of myocardium, prevent the injury of myocardial cells and promote the repair of damaged cells, and play a protective role in myocardium The prevention and treatment of hypertension and coronary heart disease have good function regulation and improve the blood supply of heart and brain Salvia miltiorrhiza can also reduce cholesterol, reduce the area of atheromatous plaque, inhibit the growth of some pathogenic fungi, such as Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, denatured bacteria and Vibrio cholerae, and reduce blood sugar Salvia miltiorrhiza, together with Panax notoginseng, Panax quinquefolium, Dalbergia odorifera, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Fructus aurantii, angelica, Caulis Spatholobi and other drugs, is used to treat the palpitation, palpitation, chest distress, shortness of breath, heartache and other symptoms of coronary heart disease, and has good clinical effect; it is often used in combination with Ligusticum chuanxiong in the treatment of chest pain, chest congestion, dysmenorrhea and dysmenorrhea Abdominal pain belongs to qi stagnation and blood stasis It is often used in combination with medicine such as Amomum, sandalwood, tulip, etc.; it is used in the treatment of febrile diseases and fever, body rash, dizziness and fidgety, and often used in combination with medicine such as fresh rehmannia, buffalo horn, and Scrophularia; it is used in the treatment of blood deficiency and palpitation, insomnia, and often used in combination with medicine such as Suanzaoren, baiziren, angelica, Shengdi, Schisandra, etc.; it is used in the treatment of Qi and blood deficiency, kidney qi depletion, blood stasis, etc In the treatment of Henoch Schonlein purpura, it is often combined with Rubia, Caulis Spatholobi, purslane, red dates and other drugs Now, Salvia miltiorrhiza has been made into injection, dropping pill, tablet and other dosage forms, which are used in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and have good curative effect Note: Salvia miltiorrhiza can not be used together with Veratrum; pregnant women should use it with caution.