Article: Salvia miltiorrhiza
| ?Salvia |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: | Plantae
| | Division: | Magnoliophyta
| | Class: | Magnoliopsida
| | Order: | Lamiales
| | Family: | Lamiaceae
| | Genus: | Salvia
| | Species: | S. miltiorrhiza
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| Binomial name |
Salvia miltiorrhiza
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Salvia miltiorrhiza (丹参 in Chinese; pinyin: dǎnshēn), also known as Red sage, Chinese sage, tan shen, or dan shen, is a shade-growing perennial flowering plant in the genus Salvia, highly valued for its roots in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The roots are used in TCM to thin and promote blood flow.