The efficacy and function of southern salvia miltiorrhiza

As a traditional Chinese medicine, do you know the medicinal value of Salvia miltiorrhiza? How does traditional Chinese medicine use Salvia miltiorrhiza to treat diseases? And what should you pay attention to when using Salvia miltiorrhiza to treat diseases in daily life? Don't worry, we will answer them one by one for you.

【English Name】 Bowley Sage Root

[Other names] Red ginseng, red root, running horse grass, seven-mile hemp

[Source] It is the root of Salvia bowleyana Dunn, a plant of the Lamiaceae family .

[Original form] Similar to Salvia miltiorrhiza, the difference is that the root is smaller and the outer skin is gray-red. There are 5 to 7 (9) leaflets, ovate-lanceolate, with acuminate or caudate-acuminate apex, glabrous on both sides except for sparse soft hairs on the veins. The calyx is tubular or nearly tubular; the corolla is short, blue-purple, hidden in or slightly extending from the calyx, and the upper lip is about 1.2 cm long.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on hillsides, forest edges, water sides, etc. Distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi.

【Properties】 The rhizome is short and thick with a residual stem base. The roots are cylindrical, often slightly curled, gray-brown or gray-red, and 2 to 8 mm in diameter. It is hard, easy to break, with an uneven and horny cross section. The rest is the same as Salvia miltiorrhiza.

[Chemical composition] Contains tanshinone I, tanshinone II, dihydrotanshinone I, tanshinone quinone, methyl tanshinone, cryptotanshinone, protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde, etc.

[Functions and indications] Same as Salvia miltiorrhiza.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above are some basic functions of Southern Salvia miltiorrhiza introduced to you, as well as the methods of eating Southern Salvia miltiorrhiza, so that you will not use it wrongly when eating it, and you can also maximize the value of Southern Salvia miltiorrhiza more correctly.