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®® Salvia Plus Formula (Adapted) Dan Shen Yin

Biomedical Presentation Angina pectoris , chronic gastritis , peptic ulcer , pancreatitis, hepatitis, and cholecystitis. Clinical Presentation Palpitations , stabbing abdominal pain or epigastric pain which radiates upward , hypochondriac pain, and irritability. Tongue Purplish, possibly pale-purple. Pulse Deep, choppy. Energetic Functions Quickens the blood and transforms stasis, courses the qi, nourishes blood, relieves pain. Chinese Medical Indications Qi stagnation and blood stasis in the middle burner. Blood vacuity. Herbal Ingredients and Analysis Pharmaceutical Latin Binomial Pinyin English Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae Salvia miltiorrhiza dan shen Salvia root Radix Polygoni Multiflori Polygonum he shou wu Polygonum (he shou multiflorum wu) root Fructus Mori Albae Morus alba sang shen White Mulberry fruit Fructus Crataegi Crataegus pinnatifida shan zha Chinese Hawthorn berry Semen Cassiae Torae Cassia obtusifolia jue ming zi Cassia seed Rhizoma Alismatis Alisma orientale ze xie Alisma rhizome Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis Schisandra chinensis du zhong Eucommia bark Radix Angelicae Sinensis Angelica sinensis dang gui Dong Quai root Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis Schisandra chinensis wu wei zi Schisandra fruit Radix Rubrus Paeoniae Lactiflorae Paeonia lactifora chi shao Red Peony root Salvia Plus (cont.)

Herbal Ingredients and Analysis (cont.) Pharmaceutical Latin Binomial Pinyin English Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis Scutellaria huang qin Scutellaria (huang qin) baicalensis root Lignum Santali Albi Santalum album tan xiang Sandalwood wood Fructus Amomi Amomum villosum sha ren Cardamon Amomum (sha ren) fruit Radix Aucklandiae Lappae Aucklandia lappa mu xiang Saussurea root Salvia nourishes blood, quickens the blood, dispels stasis, and relieves pain. Sandalwood, Cardamon and Saussurea rectify qi. Together these medicinals provide the main action of the formula by quickening blood, transforming stasis and rectifying qi. Polygonum (he shou wu) , White Mulberry fruit, Eucommia, Schisandra, and Dong Quai root supplement the kidneys and nourish the blood and essence. Red Peony root and Scutellaria clear heat, cool the blood, and quicken the blood. Chinese Hawthorn berry quickens the blood, dispels stasis, and disperses food stagnation. Western research has shown that Chinese Hawthorn berry decreases blood pressure, reduces serum cholesterol, and opens the patency of cardiac arteries. Cassia seed has also been shown through Western research to lower cholesterol, and is included here for this reason. Alisma drains dampness, and Western research shows that it also lowers blood pressure. Formula Differentiation Salvia Plus Formula is indicated for abdominal or epigastric pain due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, characterized by pain, chest or flank distention and irritability. This pain may radiate upwards. There is also some blood vacuity, characterized by palpitations. Clinically, this may occur in individuals with high cholesterol. Blood Mansion Formula also treats chest and head pain, but in this case, it is pain due to blood stasis alone, without the qi stagnation or blood vacuity for which Salvia Plus Formula is indicated. Ginseng & Longan Formula , Ginseng Nutritive Formula and Ginseng & Zizyphus Formula all treat palpitations from vacuity. None of these formulas address palpitations with pain due to stasis.

Cautions and Contraindications Contraindicated in pregnancy or with hemorrhagic disorder.