Salvia (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
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Salvia miltiorrhiza · Plant
1
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood-thinning medications; avoid before surgery; may interact with cardiovascular medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Salvia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Salvia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CirculationBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Salvia miltiorrhiza and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant436 records, 147 in people
- Benefit Circulation416 records, 178 in people
- Benefit Heart843 records, 280 in people
- Benefit Immune147 records, 53 in people
- Benefit Liver357 records, 135 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome699 records, 263 in people