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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Salvia''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
| genus = '''''[[Salvia]]'''''
| species = '''''S. miltiorrhiza'''''
| binomial = ''Salvia miltiorrhiza''
}}
'''Salvia miltiorrhiza''' ({{zh-tsp|t=丹參|s=丹参|p=dǎnshēn}}), also known as '''Red sage''', '''Chinese sage''', '''tan shen''', or '''dan shen''', is a shade-growing  [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Salvia]]'', highly valued for its roots in [[traditional Chinese medicine]] (TCM). The roots are used in TCM to [[Blood thinner|thin]] and promote [[blood flow]]. It is also used to treat myocardial infarction and stroke.<ref>Tan, Benny K.-H., Boon-Huat Bay, and Yi-Zhun Zhu. 2004. ''Novel compounds from natural products in the new millennium: potential and challenges''. Singapore: World Scientific. Page 183.</ref>

==External link==
*[http://www.itmonline.org/arts/salvia.htm Salvia and the History of Microcirculation Research in China]
*Medline plus: [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-danshen.html Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza)]
[[Category:Traditional Chinese medicine]]
[[Category:Lamiaceae]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]

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