Salvia divinorum and hawthorn are common Chinese medicines, soaking them together in water can help tonify qi and nourish blood, strengthen the spleen and open the stomach, and clear the channels and relieve pain (clearing the channels and relieving pain).
Salvia miltiorrhiza belongs to the heart and liver meridians, and has the effects of activating blood circulation, eliminating blood stasis, promoting menstruation, relieving pain, clearing the heart and removing vexation (removing vexation and heat from the heart), etc. It is suitable for all kinds of symptoms caused by blood stasis, such as menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, pain in the epigastric region, bruises and so on, and it can be applied to palpitations (accelerated heart rate often accompanied by panic), insomnia and other diseases of the heart system.
Hawthorn belongs to the spleen, stomach and liver meridians, and has the effects of eliminating food stagnation (digesting stagnant food), activating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), and can be used for symptoms such as stagnation of meat and food, distension of the epigastrium and abdomen, and chest paralysis (stuffiness and pain in the chest) and pain in the heart.
When using Salvia miltiorrhiza, it should be noted that it cannot be used with quatu, which belongs to one of the eighteen antinomials of traditional Chinese medicine, and its use together will affect the efficacy of the medicine and produce a certain degree of toxicity. Hawthorn because of its acidity may induce gastrointestinal diseases, affect the absorption of nutrients, cause dental corrosion, etc., so it is not recommended to drink water for a long time.
Salvia divinorum, hawthorn soak water to drink can not replace the therapeutic effect of drugs, and Chinese herbs need to be in the Chinese medicine doctor to identify the evidence to follow the doctor’s advice to take, do not blindly indiscriminate use, so as not to cause adverse consequences.