The elderly have "three treasures"-Salvia miltiorrhiza, Panax notoginseng and Panax quinquefolium, which are standing traditional Chinese medicines against cardiovascular diseases in winter.

"heart attack" is easy to break out in winter

In winter, it is freezing, everything withers, and the yang of human body also converges. The blood vessels of the human body contract, and the blood flow becomes particularly slow. The heart function of the elderly is inherently weak, and it is easy to have a myocardial infarction. In the past, Chinese medicine doctors thought that winter was the "hurdle" for senile diseases. How to see this old man in the future depends on whether he can survive the winter every year.

There are "three treasures" to protect the elderly.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the elderly often eat American ginseng, panax notoginseng and salvia miltiorrhiza, which can help protect the cardiovascular system and reduce the harm caused by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

1 American ginseng

American ginseng can invigorate qi, nourish yin and moisten the five internal organs. Its taste and efficacy are similar to those of ginseng, but ginseng is beneficial to yang; American ginseng is more suitable for the elderly who are older and weak after a long illness.

2 Panax notoginseng

Panax notoginseng, ginseng and American ginseng belong to Araliaceae, which can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain. However, it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, and it has a long history of being used as medicine. Because of its unique function, it is regarded as a treasure in medicine by doctors of all ages, so it is said that "gold will not be exchanged".

3 Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge is known as "qi medicine in blood", which can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, regulate qi and relieve pain. It has health care function for people with or with potential three highs or cardiovascular symptoms.

what is salvia miltiorrhiza?

Among these three herbs, many people don't know much about Salvia miltiorrhiza.

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, alias Red Ginseng, Red Root, Kaoshanhong, etc., was first published in Shennong Herbal Classic in Han Dynasty and was listed as the top grade. Its taste is bitter and slightly cold, and it enters the heart and liver meridians. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that it "promotes blood circulation, unblocks the heart envelope and treats hernia pain". Especially in internal medicine, gynecology and trauma, it is commonly used by people with blood stasis and heat.

Now, Danshen has been made into injections, dropping pills, etc. There is a medicine called Compound Danshen Dropping Pill, which is used to relieve the symptoms of coronary heart disease. It is estimated that many people have used it.

Five Effects of Salvia Miltiorrhiza

Modern research has proved that tanshinone contained in Salvia Miltiorrhiza is the main component that plays a role, and it is generally believed that it has these effects:

1. Relieving menstruation and relieving pain: Salvia Miltiorrhiza can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, dredge menstruation and relieve pain, which is an important medicine for treating blood stasis syndrome.

2. Clearing the heart and calming the nerves: Salvia miltiorrhiza enters the heart meridian, which can clear the heart and calm the nerves. It can be used to treat palpitation and insomnia caused by insufficient heart blood.

3. Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that blindly drinking Danshen has the same function as four things (Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) and can be used to treat diseases caused by poor blood circulation and blood stasis.

4. Cooling blood and eliminating carbuncle: Salvia Miltiorrhiza is slightly cold, which is beneficial to clearing heat and cooling blood, detoxifying and eliminating rash, and can be used to treat heat-induced ulcers, body heat and spots.

5. Improve blood circulation: Salvia miltiorrhiza helps to improve myocardial ischemia and cerebral infarction, regulate heart rhythm, dilate peripheral blood vessels and improve blood microcirculation.

two treatments

1. Salvia miltiorrhiza tea

Method: take 9 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza and 3 grams of green tea. Make Saviae Miltiorrhizae Radix into coarse powder, soak in water with green tea, cover and let stand for several minutes.

It is helpful for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing heart fire and resolving phlegm.

2. Salvia miltiorrhiza jujube porridge

Practice: Take 1g of japonica rice and 15g of Salvia miltiorrhiza, boil Danshen in water for 3 minutes, filter residue to keep soup, add japonica rice and proper amount of jujube to cook porridge, and add brown sugar.

It is often used for irritability, insomnia, blood stasis and heartache.