Efficacy and Benefits of Dan Shen Shan Zha Pian (Salvia Miltiorrhiza and Hawthorn Tablets) Prepared as a Tea
Disease description:
My father was previously found to have high blood pressure and elevated blood lipids during a routine physical examination. Currently, all family members are drinking water infused with Salvia miltiorrhiza and Hawthorn tablets. Could you please explain the specific benefits of this preparation?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. He Haochen
Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) and hawthorn berries (Shanzha) can be steeped in hot water as a medicinal tea, offering benefits such as promoting blood circulation, resolving blood stasis, lowering blood lipids, unblocking meridians, and relieving pain. Danshen alleviates pain caused by blood stasis, invigorates blood circulation, regulates menstruation, clears heat from the heart, and calms restlessness. It provides significant neuroprotective effects against cerebral ischemia, lowers blood lipid levels, inhibits atherosclerosis, and improves microcirculation—thereby also exerting cardioprotective effects. Hawthorn helps lower blood pressure and blood lipid levels, enhances cardiac function, and helps prevent arrhythmias. When used together, these two herbs offer both preventive and therapeutic potential for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. We hope this information is helpful to you. Wishing you good health!
