Shi Jian Chuan - 石见穿 - Herba Salviae Chinensis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Salviae Chinensis
Common English:	Red Sage Herb

Category

Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Acrid Bland	Cold	Heart Pericardium Lung Stomach Liver Spleen	6-15g Large doses: 15-30g For phlebitis: 30-60g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Invigorates, cools and nourishes the Blood and calms the Shen	Metrorrhagia, postmenstrual abdominal pain, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, arthralgia due to Wind-Damp and various forms of cancer
Detoxifies, Dissipates nodulation, Promotes diuresis, Reduces swelling, Relieves Heat	Pain in the bones, abscesses and carbuncles, scrofula, swelling, hepatitis, dysphagia, asthma due to excessive phlegm and leukorrhea with reddish discharge.

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. Research has shown that it inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
2. It is used for cancers of the Liver, Stomach, Colon, Lung, esophagus and nasopharynx.
3. It is also reported to be effective for "incurable" dysphagia and regurgitation.
4. According to one source, its main uses are bone pain, leprosy and carbuncles.
5. It is reputed to cure scrofula.
6. Hepatitis and early-stage cirrhosis are also treated with it.