Many people live in fear of getting cancer and a host of age-related diseases. But there's plenty you can do to lower your risk of it. In addition to exercising regularly, eating a whole foods, low-carb diet, managing stress, and taking plant supplements. Researchers around the world are continually discovering how plant extracts counteract disease and chronic health conditions.
The traditional Chinese remedy Salvia miltiorrhiza, also known as "danshen", is one such plant that is attracting attention in the West as an overall excellent support for cardiovascular health. It contains several unique phytochemicals (tanshinoates and salvianolic acids) with cardioprotective and has been widely used in Chinese medicine for numerous cardiovascular disorders.
In fact, according to one report, Salvia has "revolutionized the management of angina, heart attack and stroke in Chinese society." The majority of research on Salvia has been on its heart protective properties, especially in cases of angina, heart attack and stroke.
Salvia dilates arteries and blood vessels, increasing blood flow. This is very significant, because strokes and heart attacks are caused by blood platelets that aggregate and form clots. A heart attack occurs when one of the coronary arteries becomes severely or totally blocked, usually by a blood clot.
Most strokes are caused by an abrupt blockage of arteries leading to the brain (ischemic stroke). Other strokes are caused by bleeding into brain tissue when a blood vessel bursts (hemorrhagic stroke). Studies indicate that Salvia actually dilates the coronary arteries and peripheral blood vessels, reducing excessive platelet aggregation.2 This, in turn, increases blood flow, reducing risk of heart attack and stroke.
At the People's Hospital of Yichun District, China, 24 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) were treated with Salvia and tested for changes in serum lipid peroxide (LPO), and superoxide dismutase (SOD).
Lipid peroxides oxidative damage is believed to be a basic mechanism underlying many diseases, chronic health problems, and even aging, and may rear its ugly head in the forms of cancer, rheumatic diseases, allergic inflammation, or cardiovascular disease, to name a few. High LPO levels indicates excessive oxygen free radical lipid peroxidation…and a greater potential for disease and health problems.
The test results of the Chinese patients' SOD and LPO levels were compared to those of a control group of 20 healthy patients. Before treatment with Salvia, the serum LPO levels of the ill patients were significantly higher in comparison to the levels of the control group, and their SOD levels were lower. After the patients received Salvia, their LPO levels decreased and SOD activity increased significantly.
The researchers concluded that the Salvia inhibited platelet aggregation, reduced blood viscosity, and improved myocardial ischemia (insufficient blood flow to the heart). They also suggested that Salvia is an excellent antioxidant.3 Another study done at the Nanjing Steelworks Hospital, China found similar results. Thirty patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disease who were treated with Salvia showed a decrease in LPO, along with a significant increase in SOD and two other antioxidant enzymes, catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GDH-Px).
Salvia reduces blood viscosity, cholesterol and lipoproteins.In another Chinese study, pregnant patients with hypertension were treated for 10 days with an intravenous solution containing Salvia. They all had an indisputable reduction of blood viscosity, cholesterol and lipoproteins5 (compounds of protein that carry fats and fat-like substances, such as cholesterol, in the blood)-significant factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease.
Salvia is a kind of remedy for angina.An in-vitro study at the Yamanashi Medical University, Japan found that a Salvia preparation was comparable to a typical calcium channel blocker, Verapamil, in its effect to increase coronary blood flow. Since angina, or chest pain, occurs when blood flow to the heart is restricted, the researchers concluded that Salvia has potential for use with patients who suffer from angina.
Salvia also:
Contains potent antioxidants that prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol
Promotes the production of nitric oxide-an important promoter of blood flow
Protects the hearts of patients with cardiovascular disease from damage during surgery
Has been shown to be more effective than nitroglycerin for improving heart function and circulation
Improves survival rate after heart attack
While Salvia has primarily been studied for its potential role in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease, recent research has shown other significant health benefits from Salvia. The potent antioxidants and phytochemicals in Salvia have been studied for their effect on bone loss caused by estrogen deficiency in animals. Amazingly, Salvia completely prevented bone loss.
Importantly, Salvia inhibited BOTH the formation of damaging amyloid "fibrils", a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, as well as the neurotoxicity of amyloid protein.
Cardiovascular disease is a bane of modern existence. Although modern science has not produced a silver bullet, we can feel confident that by combining nutritional supplements with a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise, an excellent diet, and tools for stress reduction, but it is possible to kick the number one killer.
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