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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Sage, Red (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

Improves circulation, anti-inflammatory, connective tissue repair

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

As an anti-inflammatory, reduces cytokines.

Known as Dan Shen in Chinese medicine.

Health Virtues of Sage, Red

Personalized medicine systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, indivdual constitutions, and disease.

AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

Heart Circulation Blood,
Anti Aging

ANTI-AGING

Geriatric conditions typically involve low agni / metabolism, poor circulation, weakness & debility, muscle weakening, poor digestion, a drop in sex hormones, and connective tissue degradation in bones & skin.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Sage, Red
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Boosts Gaba

BOOSTS-GABA

GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, reduces nerve excitability. It is the body's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. Thus, it promotes relaxation, calm, and sleep.

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Cholinergic

CHOLINERGIC

Increases acetylcholine production or uptake, improving nerve health, memory, mood, coordination, and protecting neurons.

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Neuroprotective

NEUROPROTECTIVE

Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health.

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Antifibrotic

ANTIFIBROTIC

Fibrosis of an organ is often a progressive leading to organ failure (i.e lungs, liver, kidney). While vulneraries usually help restore collagen, antifibrotic herbs often clear collagen. Aka fibrinolytic.

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Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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Antimicrobial

ANTIMICROBIAL

An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.

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Immune Calming

IMMUNE-CALMING

Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions.

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Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Antiplatelet

ANTIPLATELET

An herb that inhibits clotting, dissolves clots, thins the blood, or destroys platelets, therefore reducing the tendency of blood to form clots. They are useful in cardiovascular disease, clots, and stroke. Aka anticoagulant.

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Cardiac Tonic

CARDIAC-TONIC

Strengthens and tones the heart (heart-tonic). Cardiac tonics are used to treat a wide range of heart issues from arrhythmia, to cardiac insufficiency.

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Hypotensive

HYPOTENSIVE

An herb that lowers blood pressure.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Vessel Tonic

VESSEL-TONIC

An herb that improves the tone and integrity of blood vessel walls. This is helpful in easy bruising.

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Kidney Tonic

KIDNEY-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the kidneys.

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Hepatoprotective

HEPATOPROTECTIVE

An herb that is capable of preventing liver damage. Many hepatoprotectives work via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.

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Constituents:
Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Sage, Red

  • Turmeric

    Turmeric has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Hypolipidemic, Vasodilator, Antifibrotic, Antiplatelet, Immune-calming, Alterative

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  • Turmeric Root (Fresh)

    Turmeric Root (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Hypolipidemic, Antifibrotic, Antiplatelet, Immune-calming, Alterative, Antimicrobial, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Antifibrotic, Hypolipidemic, Vasodilator, Antiplatelet, Hypotensive, Anti-inflammatory, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective

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  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Hypolipidemic, Alterative, Antioxidant, Immune-calming, Anti-inflammatory, Hepatoprotective

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  • Tarragon

    Tarragon has these Actions in Common

    Antiplatelet, Vasodilator, Alterative, Boosts-gaba, Antimicrobial, Cardiac-tonic

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Immune-calming, Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, Alterative, Antiplatelet

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Cholinergic, Vasodilator, Antimicrobial, Immune-calming, Cardiac-tonic, Neuroprotective

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  • Garlic (raw)

    Garlic (raw) has these Actions in Common

    Antiplatelet, Vasodilator, Antifibrotic, Hypolipidemic, Antimicrobial, Hypotensive

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  • Cranberry

    Cranberry has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Immune-calming, Antimicrobial, Alterative, Antioxidant

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Immune-calming, Anti-inflammatory, Kidney-tonic, Antioxidant

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  • Red Onion (raw)

    Red Onion (raw) has these Actions in Common

    Hypotensive, Antiplatelet, Immune-calming, Hypolipidemic, Vasodilator

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Sage, Red

  • Ginkgo

    Ginkgo has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Hepatoprotective, Antifibrotic, Hypolipidemic, Antimicrobial, Hypotensive, Antioxidant, Immune-calming, Antiplatelet, Neuroprotective, Boosts-gaba, Vasodilator, Cardiac-tonic, Vessel-tonic, Alterative, Cholinergic

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Anti-inflammatory, Immune-calming, Antifibrotic, Vasodilator, Antioxidant, Vessel-tonic, Antiplatelet, Boosts-gaba, Hepatoprotective

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  • Hawthorne Berry & Flower

    Hawthorne Berry & Flower has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Immune-calming, Anti-inflammatory, Vasodilator, Antifibrotic, Vessel-tonic, Antioxidant, Antiplatelet, Cardiac-tonic

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  • Milk Thistle

    Milk Thistle has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Hypolipidemic, Immune-calming, Kidney-tonic, Alterative, Neuroprotective, Antifibrotic, Antimicrobial

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  • Motherwort

    Motherwort has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Vessel-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Antifibrotic, Antiplatelet, Cardiac-tonic, Hypotensive, Immune-calming, Kidney-tonic

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Cardiac-tonic, Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Kidney-tonic, Alterative, Vasodilator

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  • Arjuna

    Arjuna has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Cardiac-tonic, Hepatoprotective, Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Vessel-tonic, Alterative

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  • Mistletoe

    Mistletoe has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-tonic, Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Vasodilator, Vessel-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Antiplatelet, Hepatoprotective, Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Immune-calming, Vasodilator

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  • Bhringaraj

    Bhringaraj has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Hepatoprotective, Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Immune-calming, Vessel-tonic

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Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

1 dropper full 2x/day or as directed by your practitioner.
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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Sage, Red may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Sage, Red may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Sage, Red. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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