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Salvia miltiorrhiza (Chinese: 丹參; pinyin: dānshēn), also known as red sage, redroot sage, Chinese sage, or danshen, is a perennial plant in the genus Salvia, highly valued for its roots in traditional Chinese medicine. [2]
Salvia bowleyana (southern danshen; in Chinese: nan dan shen) is a perennial plant native to China, south of the Yangtze River, growing on hillsides, beside streams, in forests, and in valleys between 30 and 9,600 metres (98 and 31,496 ft) elevation.
In TCM, Dioscorea Root (Radix Dioscorea, Huai Shan Yao or Shan Yao in Chinese), benefits both the Yin and Yang, and is used to tonify the lungs, spleen and kidney. It can "be used in large amounts and 30g is suggested when treating diabetes". If taken habitually, it "brightens the intellect and prolongs life". [75]
The traditional medicinal use of Dangshen has inspired medical studies investigating the root's capabilities to treat cardiovascular, pulmonary and digestive conditions. . Research into the effect of Condonopsis pilosula extract on gastric ulcers in rats showed a reduction in gastric acid production and severity of stress-induced ulc
Middle dantian (中丹田, Zhōng Dāntián): at the level of the heart, which is also called "the crimson palace", associated with storing spirit and with respiration and health of the internal organs, in particular the thymus gland. This cauldron is where vitality or qi is refined into shen or spirit. [8]
mu dan pi (moutan peony root cortex) mu gua (quince fruit) mu tong (Akebia root) mu xiang (Saussurea costus root) niu xi (Achyranthes root) pu gong ying ; pu huang (cattail pollen) qian nian jian ; qiang huo (Hansenia weberbaueriana, syn. Notopterygium incisum) qin jiao (gentian root) qing pi (immature citrus peel) rou cong rong (Cistanche root)
Many of these formulas were created by the pioneers of Chinese medicine and are quite old. For example, "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan" (六味地黄丸; liùwèi dìhuáng wán; liu-wei ti-huang wan) was developed by Qian Yi (钱乙 Qián Yǐ) (c. 1032–1113 CE).
Danshensu or salvianic acid A is an alpha hydroxy carboxylic acid.It is found in the plants Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Melissa officinalis.It is a component of some traditional Chinese medicine.