Dan Shen (Red Sage Root) – 5 Kilo Bulk Bag

Our 5-kilo single bag of Dan Shen, also known as Red Sage Root (Salvia miltiorrhiza), provides practitioners, apothecaries, and herbal shops with a dependable bulk supply of this highly regarded Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herb. Valued for centuries in classical formulas, Dan Shen is traditionally used to invigorate the blood, support circulation, and promote balance.

Each bulk bag is lab-tested, GMP-certified, and sustainably sourced, ensuring purity, freshness, and consistent potency. This large-size package offers both wholesale value and professional-grade quality, making it ideal for tea preparations, decoctions, tinctures, and custom blends.

Common Name:   Red Sage Root, Red Sage, Salvia Root, Salvia

Botanical Name:    Salvia Miltiorrhiza Radix

Latin Name: Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae

Pin Yin Name:    Dan Shen

Other Ingredients: None, nothing has been added to this product.

Package Size:   5 kilos - 11.02 pounds in one single bag 

Form: Powder - Fine powder 80 to 100 mesh size (similar to the consistency of baking flour)

Origin: China

Brand: Plum Flower, species - authenticated herbs

Cautions: Do not use if pregnant or nursing.   **Do not use if pregnant. **Avoid using if you are taking blood thinners such as Warfarin or Coumadin. Incompatible with Li Lu.** Consult your health care professional for guidance.

California Prop 65

Special Notes:  Do not use soy products while taking Dan Shen, it will lower the effectiveness of Dan Shen

Naturally Occurring Components:  tanshinone, cryptotanshinone, hydroxytanshinone, methyltanshinonate, miltirone, salviol, β-sitosterol

Additional Information: 

• Nourishes Blood
• Calms the Spirit
• Support Natural Sleep
• Benefits the Cardiovascular System
• Promotes Healing
• Support Liver Function
• Aids in Normal Blood Pressure

Product Properties:   Bitter, Slightly Cold

Channels:  Heart, Liver, Pericardium

Herb Category:   Herbs that invigorate blood.

Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root is the Botanical name. Salvia root has been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an herb that invigorates and regulates the blood. It helps with various blood and cardiovascular issues. This variety of Salvia Root enters the Heart, Pericardium, and Liver channels.

Why These Combinations Work with Dan Shen

Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza / Red Sage Root) is traditionally valued for “invigorating the blood” and supporting healthy circulation. When paired with other herbs, it works synergistically to enhance or broaden therapeutic actions. Here’s why the following pairings are often chosen:

• Dan Shen + Myrrh
  This pairing strengthens the ability to move blood and relieve stagnation. Myrrh complements Dan Shen by targeting blood stasis and supporting tissue recovery.

• Dan Shen + Turmeric (Jiang Huang)
  Turmeric enhances Dan Shen’s circulation-supporting qualities while also adding its well-documented anti-inflammatory properties. Together, they may be used in formulas addressing blood flow and joint comfort.

• Dan Shen + Honeysuckle Stem (Ren Dong Teng)
  Honeysuckle Stem clears heat and eases discomfort in the channels, while Dan Shen promotes circulation. The combination balances cooling and moving actions, often used in cases where heat and stagnation coexist.

• Dan Shen + Sichuan Lovage (Chuan Xiong)
  A classic TCM pairing, this duo strongly promotes blood circulation and addresses stagnation, particularly in the head, chest, and extremities. It’s often chosen for its harmonizing effect on Qi and blood.

• Dan Shen + Red Peony Root (Chi Shao)
  Red Peony Root cools and moves the blood, complementing Dan Shen’s circulation-enhancing qualities. Together, they are often included in formulas that target both heat and stasis within the blood.

Dan Shen in powder form, can easily made into capsules.  Making your own capsules can save you money.

Dan Shen is the Pin Yin name, which literally translates into English as "cinnabar root". 

The web article, SALVIA  and the History of Microcirculation Research in China by Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon, states several interesting 
facts about Dan Shen.  The most notable is " Salvia is bitter and slightly cold. It is nontoxic, treating mainly evil qi in the heart and abdomen, continual gurgling of the intestines like water running, cold and heat, and gatherings and accumulations. It breaks concretions and eliminates conglomerations, relieves vexatious fullness, and boosts the qi."

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About Plum Flower Quality Herb Powders

Plum Flower is an established worldwide manufacturer of high-quality Chinese herbs, and innovative Chinese medicinal herbs and products. Plum Flower uses sulfur-free herbs and laboratory tests its products for contamination and heavy metals, such as mercury, lead, and pesticides.                      

• Made at GMP internationally certified facilities (Good Manufacturing Practices) Quality control tests are done at the manufacturing site and at third party labs to confirm results.
• Manufactured using Unsulfured, Chlorine free, Aluminum Phosphate free herbs when possible.
• Microbials and heavy metals tested. No preservatives.
  

Chinese Traditional herbs should be regarded as an added feature to modern western healthcare, and not as a replacement. Chinese traditional herbs ( Teas ) emphasize harmony, and balance.

References:

http://www.shen-nong.com/eng/herbal/danshen.html

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01563770

https://online.epocrates.com/u/1183060/danshen+(Salvia+miltiorrhiza)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/30/AR2007013001133.html