What are the effects and side effects of Danshen?

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried rhizome of the Lamiaceae plant and is used as medicine. It plays many roles in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. We can see it being used in combination with other traditional Chinese medicinal materials in the treatment of diseases. It also has certain therapeutic and conditioning effects on women's menstrual diseases. However, we cannot use it blindly. Let's take a look at the effects, effects and side effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza.

The efficacy and function of Danshen:

Salvia miltiorrhiza can dilate coronary arteries, increase coronary blood flow, has a significant protective effect on myocardial ischemia, and is beneficial for the prevention and treatment of angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease. Salvia miltiorrhiza can improve the body's microcirculation, reduce blood viscosity and reduce platelet aggregation. Salvia miltiorrhiza has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholerae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, and Shigella flexneri in vitro.

1. Sedative effect: Salvia miltiorrhiza has a sedative and analgesic effect on the central nervous system and improves neurasthenia-related insomnia.

2. Myocardial protection: It can dilate coronary arteries, improve myocardial ischemic damage, and enhance the ability to tolerate hypoxia.

3. Lowering blood lipids: Tannic acid and rosmarinic acid have anti-lipid peroxidation effects. It can lower blood lipids and inhibit atherosclerosis.

4. Anti-gastric ulcer: It can protect gastric mucosa and ischemic kidney damage.

5. Antibacterial effect: Salvia miltiorrhiza has antibacterial effect on sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

6. Improve learning and memory: Salvianolic acid has an improving effect on experimental mouse memory impairment

7. Improve circulation: It can improve blood rheology, reduce blood viscosity, and inhibit platelet and coagulation function.

8. Hepatoprotective effect: It can protect liver cell damage, promote liver cell regeneration, and has anti-liver fibrosis effect.

9. Improve kidney function: Salvia miltiorrhiza can improve kidney function and increase the excretion of urea, creatinine, sodium and phosphorus.

Danshen side effects:

Salvia miltiorrhiza also has its side effects. Practice has shown that Salvia miltiorrhiza has a stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract. If it is taken for a long time, it can cause varying degrees of loss of appetite, heartburn and other symptoms.

Through the above introduction, we can now see that Salvia miltiorrhiza has many functions and is particularly effective in treating, preventing and treating various diseases of the human body. However, Salvia miltiorrhiza also has side effects, especially the damage to the stomach is relatively serious. When using it normally, we need to consider the existence of side effects and use it under the guidance of a doctor.