Danshen (Salvia root)

• functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
• WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
• public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《本经》载丹参主心腹邪气、肠鸣幽幽如走水、寒热积聚、破癥除瘕、止烦满、益气；《别录》养血、去心腹痼疾结气、腰脊强脚痹、除风邪留热；大明谓破宿血、生新血、调妇人经脉不匀、排脓止痛、生肌长肉；李时珍谓活血、通心包络、治疝痛。

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《本经》）；甄权谓平。·Meridians: 心（手少阴）, 心包（厥阴）

• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·丹参（条目标题·《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·丹参·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·丹参·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·丹参·发明（时珍：入手少阴、厥阴，心与包络血分药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·丹参·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·丹参·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
• Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·丹参·气味（之才·反藜芦）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.