Herbs
The Chinese herb Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen, may preserve heart function and reduce heart failure risk.
Salvia miltiorrhiza is a medicinal herb commonly used in traditional
Chinese medicine for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular
disease. This study investigated the effects of Cardiotonic Pill (CP),
a pharmaceutical preparation of Salvia miltiorrhiza, on cardiac
myocytes and fibroblasts with respect to the viability, proliferation,


