Blood-Activating and Menstruation-Regulating Herbs
Chang Ye Dan Shen
Name
Chang Ye Dan Shen (Herba Salviae Ligulilobae)
Sources
The drug is the dried whole herb of Salvia liguliloba Sun. (Family Labiatae), growing on the edge of forests, on hillsides, along roadsides or on grass lands, and distributed in Anhui and Zhejiang of China.
The Effect of Herba Salviae Ligulilobae
Property
Pungent, slightly warm; liver meridian entered.
Actions
Whole herb is used to activate the blood, remove blood stasis, activate the channels and collaterals, for the treatment of arthralgia, lumbago, menstrual disorder, leucorrhea, etc.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 18~30 g.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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