Dan Shen Salvia Root - Chinese Herbal Medicine

• Insomnia and palpitations
• Anxiety, possible difficulty with concentration
• Irritibility and restlessness
• Tinnitus

• Fatigue, weakness, with pale complexion due to chronic qi and blood deficiency.
• Hemiplegia, slurred speech or involuntary muscle control due to blockage of the channels and collaterals.

Do not use for patients with liver wind or severe yin deficiency.

• Brittle nails, yellowing of the skin (jaundice).
• Abdominal cramping, distension or pain in the hypochrondia due to liver qi stangation
• Fatty liver, hepatitis and other liver diseases. 

Useful for many types of traumatic injuries, broken bones, sprains, fractures, etc. anywhere in the body.  Also useful for fixed abdominal masses, ulcerations, sciatica, arthritis, pelvic inflammatory disease and angina among others.

In the case of traumatic injury the tongue and pulse may hold less clinical significance, for other conditions the Pulse may be wiry and the Tongue may be darker or show darkness in specific areas.

• For stasis of the chest (zhong bi syndrome).
• Heavy sensation, palpitations, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, easily fatigued.
• Can be used for a variety of cardiac diseases.

• Use with caution with patients who present with blood deficiency.

• Itching, rashes, general skin irritation especially of the type that moves around or is intermittent.
• Insect bites, allergic contact dermatitis, poison ivy/oak/sumac, sun burn.

• Do not use for damp heat skin conditions such as boils or carbuncle.

• Cystic acne, pimples.
• Skin irritation due to damp heat - eczema, boils, carbuncles, etc.
• With appropriate diagnosis can be used for acute dermatitis, poison ivy/oak.

• Use with caution in patients that present with dryness or yin deficiency.

• Irritibility or easily prone to outburts or anger.
• Liver disease such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver.
• Jaundice - yellowing of the skin, brittle nails, pale complexion.

• Ovoid foods and drugs that tax the liver such as coffee, alcohol, fried foods, etc.
• Use with caution during pregnancy.

• For bone disorders includeing osteoporosis and osteopenia.
• May help reduce or prevent further bone loss.

• Fatigue, lethargy, sensation of feeling heavy or cold.
• Low appetite, bloating, borborygmus, loose bowels.
• Impotence, infertility, low libedo.
• Insomnia, night sweats, vivid dreams, nightmares.

• Dry mouth, dry skin, dark or scanty urine from yin and fluid deficiency.
• Fatigue, shortness of breath, and spontaneous sweating.

• Use with caution for patients that present with heat signs.

• Insomnia, vivid dreaming, nightmares.
• Acute emotional instability.
• May be used to treat convulsions or spasms that are caused by a combination of blood deficiency with wind.

• Anxiety, insomnia, irritability, night sweats, hot flashes, flushing or sensation of heat in the palms due to deficiency heat.
• Insomnia, poor memory, poor focus and concentration due to yin deficiency.

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