Where are the main production areas of purple Salvia miltiorrhiza distributed?

Purple Salvia miltiorrhiza, also known as Salvia miltiorrhiza, also has titles such as red ginseng, mountain ginseng, benma cao, xueshen gen, renshen, red ginseng, and others. It has certain medicinal value. So where are the production areas of purple Salvia miltiorrhiza?

1. Where are the production areas of purple Salvia miltiorrhiza?

The main production areas of purple Salvia miltiorrhiza are Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Hunan; it grows on hillsides, in grassy areas under forests or beside streams and valleys, at an altitude of 120-1300 m.

Large purple Salvia miltiorrhiza is mainly distributed in western and eastern Gansu, western Hubei, western and southern Sichuan, northwestern and northeastern Yunnan, Tibet, and other places; it grows at forest edges, roadsides, grassy slopes, ditch sides and under shrubs, at an altitude of 2100-4050 m.

2. Main value of purple Salvia miltiorrhiza

The root of purple Salvia miltiorrhiza is used as medicine and contains tanshinone. It is a tonic emmenagogue and has effects such as removing blood stasis, promoting new tissue formation, activating blood circulation, and regulating menstruation. It is an important medicine in gynecology, mainly used for uterine bleeding, irregular menstruation, blood stasis, abdominal pain, menstrual pain, amenorrhea, and temple pain. It has good effects on treating coronary heart disease. In addition, it also treats neurasthenic insomnia, joint pain, anemia, mastitis, lymphadenitis, arthritis, sores, boils and painful swellings, erysipelas, acute and chronic hepatitis, pyelonephritis, traumatic injuries, hepatosplenomegaly in advanced schistosomiasis, and epilepsy. For external use, it can also be used to wash lacquer sores.

“Diannan Bencao” states: “Salvia miltiorrhiza is slightly bitter in taste and slightly cold in nature. It is red in color and enters the heart meridian. It tonifies the heart, generates blood, nourishes the heart, calms the mind, soothes the spirit and quiets the heart; for forgetfulness, palpitations, fright and insomnia, it generates new blood, removes blood stasis, secures a live fetus, and expels a dead fetus. One flavor alone can match the blood-tonifying effect of Siwu Tang”.

This product is one of the varieties long used as Salvia miltiorrhiza medicine in Yunnan and has been included in the 1974 edition and the 1996 edition of the “Yunnan Province Drug Standards”.