What are the functions of Panax notoginseng and Salvia miltiorrhiza?

The combination of Panax notoginseng and Salvia miltiorrhiza can actually play a very good medicinal and health-care effect. It is relatively effective in promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, helping to lower blood lipids, and treating some coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. Therefore, when facing these diseases, we must also treat them correctly or use these health-care medicines.

1. Panax notoginseng and Salvia miltiorrhiza: Panax notoginseng 100g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 15g. Boil in water to get the thick juice, add appropriate amount of sugar, and dry into granules. Take 20g each time, dissolve in warm water and drink. You can also grind the two medicines into fine powder, take 10g each time, add appropriate amount of sugar, and make tea.

Originated from the "National Medical Products Encyclopedia". This prescription uses two medicines to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, lower blood lipids, and increase coronary artery flow. Used for angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease.

2. Danshen Drink: 15g Danshen, 5g each of Santalum album and Amomum villosum. First boil Salvia miltiorrhiza in water, then add sandalwood and Amomum villosum and boil to drink. You can add appropriate amount of brown sugar for seasoning. Originated from "Shi Fang Ge Kuo". This prescription uses salvia miltiorrhiza to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, while sandalwood and amomum villosum promote qi and relieve pain. Used for blood stasis, qi stagnation, and abdominal pain. It is now also used to treat angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease.

3. Dan red wine: 60g of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 15g each of safflower and rose. Soak with 500g of white wine. Drink 1 to 2 small cups each time.

This prescription uses these three ingredients to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and regulate menstruation. Used for blood stasis, amenorrhea, irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea. It is also used for angina pectoris caused by heart disease.

4. Danshen and Hawthorn Drink: 15g each of Danshen, Polygonatum odoratum and Hawthorn. Boil in water and drink.

This prescription uses Danshen to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and combines it with Polygonatum odoratum and Crataegus pinnatifida to lower blood lipids. Used for angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, and hyperlipidemia