Other Names : Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Salvia root, Red sage root, Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge., 丹參<br>See also : [[Dan Shen Yin Wan]]<br>The herb can be found throughout most of China, it is mainly produced in provinces like Jiangsu, Anhui, Hebei, Shanxi and Sichuan.
==Special Precautions of Dan Shen==
* Those without blood stasis and pregnant women should be used with caution.* Danshen has been shown to potentiate the effects of the common anticoagulation drug warfarin, leading to gross anticoagulation and bleeding complications. Danshen should be avoided by those using warfarin. Danshen causes in vitro interference when measuring digoxin levels when measured using Chemiluminescence Immunoassays
==Benefits and uses of Dan Shen are==
Salvia root is bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, and mainly manifests its therapeutic actions in the heart, pericardium and liver meridians.