The efficacy and function of Panax notoginseng

White-backed Panax notoginseng is rich in nutritional value and has high medicinal value. Below we will introduce in detail the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine White-backed Panax notoginseng.

[Other names] Big Fat Cow (Flora of Guangzhou), Native Rehmannia glutinosa, White Vegetable Medicinal Herb, Sanxuejiang (Atlas of Guangxi Medicinal Plants), Tutianqi (Guangxi Chinese Materia Medica), Three Hundred Sticks, Ground Roller, Great Rescue, Baibu Huanyang, Stone Panax Notoginseng, Tree Panax Notoginseng (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine), Big Green Leaf, Jiegudan (Selected Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] It is the root and rhizome of the Asteraceae plant Glehnia littoralis . Dig up in autumn and winter, wash and dry.

[Original form] White cabbage, also known as chicken cabbage. Perennial herb, 30 to 50 cm tall. The rhizome is tuberous. The stem is purple-red and covered with short hairs. Leaves basal; long ovate-shaped obovate, 9-15 cm long, 8 cm wide, obtuse or mucronate at apex, cuneate at base, sometimes with two ears, leaf margin with irregular notches and serrations, and short grayish-white hairs, green above, bald or sparsely covered with grayish-white short hairs, more on the main vein, light green or purple-red below, main vein prominent, covered with sparse short hairs above, reticulate veins black when dry; petiole short or absent. The flower stems are basal and sparsely covered with short hairs. The capitula is terminal, with several flowers and a diameter of 1 to 1.5 cm; there are 2 whorls of involucres, with lanceolate margins, the outer whorl is short and sparsely spaced, while the inner whorl is imbricately arranged, twice as long as the outer whorl, and sparsely covered with short grayish-white hairs; all flowers are tubular and golden yellow; there are 5 stamens, the anthers are united, enclosed, and inserted in 1/2 of the corolla tube; the pistil style is slender, exposed, and the stigma is 2-lobed. Achenes are dark brown with lines and white pappus when ripe. The flowering period is from late spring to early winter.

[Habitat distribution] It likes to grow in moist and shady places. Distributed from Taiwan to southern China. Southwest area.

[Properties] The rhizome is enlarged, fleshy, and lumpy, with a diameter of 2 to 3 cm. It is gray-yellow when fresh, with many lateral stem buds that are short conical in shape, and some have visible segments. The broken surface is grayish white. Produced in Guangxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears heat and cools blood, disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Treat bronchitis, tuberculosis, metrorrhagia, carbuncle and burns. Trauma and injury, bleeding from knife wounds.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction. 2 to 3 cents; or soak in wine. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat sores and carbuncles, reduce swelling and dissipate toxins: take equal parts of Rehmannia glutinosa and Pueraria lobata. Mash and apply. (Guangxi Medicinal Plant Atlas)

[Remarks] The stems and leaves of this plant (Stems and leaves of Panax notoginseng) are also used for medicinal purposes, which are described in a separate article.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine"

The above is a detailed analysis of White Back Panax notoginseng. Now that you have learned about the various effects of White Back Panax notoginseng, you must remember these effects so that when you encounter these problems, you can use the magical effects of White Back Panax notoginseng to restore their health and happiness.