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Danshen
What the traditions say
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What Master Liang says
Sichuan, China · Chinese Herbs
“Dan shen 丹参, red sage root (Salvia miltiorrhiza). Bitter, slightly cold. Heart, liver. Moves blood and breaks stasis, eases pain, cools the blood, clears the heart and calms the spirit. Caution: never with blood thinners. A man on a daily danshen decoction for two weeks bled into his chest.”
“Registered medicines are few. Traditional-use registration needs 30 years of use, 15 in the EU, quality checks, no trials. By 2022 five TCM products, four of them Dutch: Diao Xin Xue Kang (2012, made from Dioscorea nipponica, the first in the EU), Danshen Capsule, YuFeng Ningxin, XiaoYao Tablets, plus Phynova Cold and Flu Relief (UK, 2017). Seven by 2025.”