Evidence supporting the use of: Red-Rooted Sage
For the health condition: Headache (tension)

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
Rating (out of 5): 2

Red-Rooted Sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza), commonly known as Danshen, has a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), primarily for promoting blood circulation and alleviating various ailments associated with "blood stasis." In TCM, headaches—especially those attributed to tension or stagnation—may be treated with herbs like Red-Rooted Sage to "move the blood" and relieve pain. Historical texts and TCM clinical practice include Danshen in herbal formulas for headache relief, particularly when the headache is linked to poor circulation or tension-type patterns.

However, the scientific evidence specifically supporting Red-Rooted Sage for tension headaches is limited. While some modern pharmacological studies have demonstrated that compounds in Salvia miltiorrhiza possess anti-inflammatory, vasodilatory, and neuroprotective properties, these studies generally focus on cardiovascular or cerebrovascular conditions rather than headaches per se. There is a lack of well-designed clinical trials directly evaluating its efficacy for headache, especially tension-type headache. Therefore, the use of Red-Rooted Sage for this purpose is primarily based on traditional rationale rather than robust scientific validation.

In summary, Red-Rooted Sage is traditionally used to support headache relief within the framework of TCM, but direct scientific evidence for its effectiveness in treating tension headaches is modest and mostly indirect.

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