Dan Shen Root Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Invigorates blood and dispels stasis ... Dan Shen is a core herb for fixed pain, menstrual stasis, chest obstruction, and circulatory constraint patterns.
Cools blood and reduces irritability ... it is often chosen when heat and stasis combine with restlessness, lingering inflammation, or blood-level agitation.
Calms the spirit while supporting circulation ... traditional use extends to insomnia, palpitations, and emotional agitation when blood constraint or heat plays a role.

Dan Shen Yin ... classic chest and epigastric blood-stasis formula built around Dan Shen.
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan ... Dan Shen's role here emphasizes cooling-nourishing support with spirit settling.
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang and related blood-stasis formulas ... Dan Shen often enters when movement is needed without excessive harshness.

Traditional teaching often praises Dan Shen as one of the few herbs that can both move blood and support blood, though its dominant image is still stasis resolution.
Its Heart, Pericardium, and Liver orientation explains the overlap between pain, menses, mood, and chest use.