Botanical Index No. 858

Red Root Sage

salvia miltiorrhiza

Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Antiaging, Antiaggregant, Antiandrogenic, Antiallergic, Antianginal, Antiarthritic, Antibacterial, Anticarcinomic, Antihypoxic, Antiinflammatory, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antithrombic, Astringent, Cardioprotective, Cardiotonic, Circulotonic, Fibrinolytic, Fungicide, Hepatoregenerative, Hepatoprotective, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypotensive, Lipolytic, Negative Inotropic, Nephroprotective, Sedative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Anemia Insomnia Ischemia Leukemia Leukorrhea Lupus Lymphoma Mastosis Metrorrhagia Mycosis Myocardiopathy Nephrosis Nervousness Neurasthenia Neuropathy Osteosis Pain Palpitation Parturition Psoriasis Restenosis Scleroderma Splenosis Staphylococcus Stenosis Stroke Thrombosis Tonsilosis Tuberculosis Ulcer Uterrhagia Bitter Calcium Antagonist Swelling Tranquilizer Vasodilator Vulnerary Acne Alcoholism Allergy Alopecia Altitude Sickness Amenorrhea Angina Arthrosis Bacteria Backache Bleeding Buerger’s Disease Cancer Carbuncle Carcinoma Cardiopathy Childbirth Cough Cramp Cystosis Dementia Dermatosis Diabetes Dysmenorrhea Eczema Embolism Enterosis Fever Fibrosis Fracture Fungus Furuncle Gas Gastrosis Glaucoma Gray Hair High Cholesterol Heart Attack Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Hives Hyperviscosity Infection Inflammation

General Dosage

3–5 g crude herb; 3–15 g root in tea; 6–15 g dry root/day; 5–15 g root/day; extract of 60 g crude root/day 2–4 weeks to 9 months; 2–6 g dry root/day or 4–12 ml fluid extract. 3–5 g crude herb; 3–15 g root in tea; 6–15 g dry root/day; 5–15 g root/day; extract of 60 g crude root/day 2–4 weeks to 9 months; 2–6 g dry root/day or 4–12 ml fluid extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. Not covered. Tinctures may cause pruritus, reduced appetite, or stomachache. Dan Shen increases prothrombin time after warfarin; dangerous to take with coumadin:22). Scarcely toxic.

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