A Short Commentary of the Quality Control on Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza and its Application for COVID-19

Xinchen Lu; Yanping Wang; Dawn Ching Tung Au; Wesley Yeuk Lung Chow; Siu Kan Law

doi:10.33263/BRIAC134.316

A Short Commentary of the Quality Control on Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza and its Application for COVID-19

Xinchen Lu
, Yanping Wang
, Dawn Ching Tung Au
, Wesley Yeuk Lung Chow
, Siu Kan Law

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Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) is a Chinese herbal used in China to treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, insomnia, swelling liver, and angina pectoris. It also has various pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, anti-atherogenesis, and anti-diabetes. However, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), e.g., Danshen, lacks quality control. Pesticide residues and heavy metals are the most important problems, although Danshen may cure many diseases, even SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, the present short commentary discusses the background of Danshen, quality management, and its application to COVID-19.

Original language	English
Article number	316
Journal	Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC134.316
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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COVID-19
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Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza
quality control

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