The efficacy and function of Danshen powder and how to eat it

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a traditional Chinese medicine. Salvia miltiorrhiza powder is made from ground Salvia miltiorrhiza powder. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relieving menstruation and pain, clearing the heart and relieving restlessness. It is often used in the treatment of many diseases. When we use Danshen powder, we must have a comprehensive understanding of its therapeutic effects and know the correct way to use it. So, what are the effects, functions and consumption methods of Salvia miltiorrhiza powder? Let’s take a look below.

The efficacy and function of Danshen powder

1. Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, pain in the heat arthralgia, swelling and pain in sores, irritability; hepatosplenomegaly, angina pectoris.

2. Used for chest and rib pain, rheumatic pain, mass agglomerations, sores and swelling, pain from falls, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum pain, etc. It is effective in treating chest and rib pain, mass lumps, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, and is often used in combination with Chuanxiong. In the treatment of chest and abdominal pain caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, it is often used together with drugs such as Amomum villosum and Santalum album.

3. It can dilate coronary arteries, increase coronary flow, improve myocardial ischemia, infarction and heart function, regulate heart rhythm, dilate peripheral blood vessels, improve microcirculation; it can improve the body's tolerance to hypoxia; it has anti-coagulation, promotes fibrinolysis, inhibits platelet aggregation, and inhibits thrombosis; it can lower blood lipids and inhibit the formation of coronary atherosclerosis; it can inhibit or reduce liver cell degeneration, necrosis and inflammatory response, promote liver cell regeneration, and has anti-fibrosis effect;

4. Danshen tablets are a traditional Chinese medicine that can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, regulate qi and relieve pain. It is mainly used for angina pectoris, hypertension, cervical spondylosis and chest tightness. Moreover, the efficacy of Danshen tablets is reliable and the side effects are small. But you can't eat it too frequently. Because long-term use of compound danshen tablets may cause a decrease in blood potassium levels and produce hypokalemia.

5. Salvia miltiorrhiza has the effects of inhibiting platelet aggregation, anticoagulation and reducing blood viscosity.

How to consume Danshen powder

Generally, it is taken with warm water one hour after breakfast, once a day, 3 grams each time. Promote blood circulation and clear meridians, protect the heart and nourish the brain.

Health-preserving combination: Salvia miltiorrhiza powder, Panax notoginseng powder, and American ginseng powder. It can protect the heart and brain, and also reduce the three highs.

Health benefits:

1. It can strengthen the heart, enhance myocardial contractility, and improve heart function, but it cannot increase myocardial oxygen consumption.

2. Vascular effects: dilate coronary arteries, especially increase myocardial blood flow, dilate peripheral blood vessels, increase blood flow, and decrease cerebral blood flow.

3. Anti-thrombosis, increase plasmin activity, prolong bleeding and coagulation time, inhibit platelet aggregation (increase cAMP level in platelets to inhibit TXA2 synthesis), and improve blood rheology properties (reduce blood viscosity and shorten red blood cell electrophoresis time).

4. Salvia miltiorrhiza powder can improve microcirculation.