Chinese name:

Source:

Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix - root

Nature:

• slightly cold

Taste:

• bitter

Tropism:

• heart
• pericardium
• liver (spleen, kidneys, lungs, kidney blood layer)

Direction of action:

• descending

Effects:

• tonifies, refreshes and moves blood

• relationship to the heart (traditionally and modernly)

Dosage:

• 3 – 15 g, standardly 10 g

Contraindications:

• do not use during excessive menstruation, blood deficiency, or if there are no symptoms of stasis