Can Danshen be taken with Hawthorn?

Danshen is a common Chinese medicine in our lives. This Chinese medicine has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is also common in our lives. Most people want to eat Danshen with Hawthorn, because eating some Hawthorn regularly can strengthen the spleen and appetite, and accelerate the digestion of food by our stomach organs. So can Danshen and Hawthorn be soaked in water and drunk together?

Salvia miltiorrhiza tastes bitter and is slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, clearing the heart and removing vexation, cooling blood and eliminating carbuncles; Hawthorn tastes sweet and sour and is slightly warm. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen and appetite, digesting food and relieving stagnation, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Both have obvious toxic side effects, but there is no conflict in their medicinal properties and effects, and they have similarities, so Salvia miltiorrhiza and Hawthorn can be eaten together.

The efficacy of Danshen and Hawthorn soaking in water

Activate blood circulation and relieve pain

Salvia miltiorrhiza has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relieving menstruation and relieving pain. Hawthorn also has the effect of dispersing blood stasis. Soaking Salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water can help promote blood circulation and maintain blood vessel patency. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, poor blood circulation, and injuries caused by blood stasis.

Protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular

Both salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. They can promote cardiovascular blood circulation, maintain blood vessel patency, and reduce vascular resistance. Therefore, soaking salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water has a certain therapeutic effect on cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and hypertension.

Improves digestion

Hawthorn contains a variety of organic acids, which can help promote the secretion of gastric juice, enhance the acidity of gastric juice, increase the activity of pepsin, and promote the digestion of protein. The fatty acids contained in hawthorn can help promote the digestion of fat. Therefore, soaking salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water has the effect of increasing appetite and promoting digestion.

Lowers blood lipids

Salvia miltiorrhiza contains tanshinone, which has a powerful effect of promoting menstruation and relieving blood stasis, can help promote blood circulation in the human body and reduce vascular resistance; while the hawthorn flavonoids in hawthorn can help inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and reduce the concentration of serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, etc.; therefore, soaking salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water can assist in the treatment of hyperlipidemia.

How to soak salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water

Ingredients: 6 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10 grams of hawthorn, and appropriate amount of rock sugar or white sugar.

1. Wash and slice the salvia miltiorrhiza. Wash and slice the hawthorn and remove the core.

2. Put salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn into the teapot.

3. Add appropriate amount of water.

4. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for about 15-20 minutes.

5. Remove the residue, take the juice, and add appropriate amount of white sugar or rock sugar for seasoning.

Precautions for taking Danshen

1. Do not take in large quantities

Salvia miltiorrhiza has a strong effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. If taken in large doses, it may cause adverse reactions such as gastrointestinal bleeding. The usual medicinal dosage of Salvia miltiorrhiza is 10-15 grams.

2. Prevent allergies

Some people may experience a series of allergic reactions when taking Danshen, such as gastrointestinal reactions such as stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, or skin reactions such as systemic itching and urticaria. What's worse, they may have symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, low blood pressure, fainting and shock. If you are not sure whether you are allergic, you can take a small amount first and observe your own reaction. If there is no discomfort, continue to take it. If an allergic reaction has occurred, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately.

3. Do not use with anticoagulants

Such as aspirin, warfarin, etc., because Danshen also has the effect of inhibiting platelet aggregation, using it with these drugs will enhance the anticoagulant effect, which may cause bleeding.

4. It should not be used with Veratrum.

Among the "Eighteen Antidotes" in Traditional Chinese Medicine, "All ginsengs, pungent and peony roots are against Veratrum." Salvia miltiorrhiza and Veratrum have opposite medicinal properties, so the two cannot be used together. Using them together will produce toxic and side effects and affect human health.

5. Pregnant women should not take it

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine. Pregnant women who take Salvia miltiorrhiza may stimulate uterine blood vessels and induce uterine contraction, which may lead to fetal miscarriage.