Panax notoginseng cleaning tips

Generally speaking, Panax notoginseng grows in the soil. Only mature Panax notoginseng will be picked. As we all know, the rhizome of the herb Panax notoginseng has the best medicinal effect, so the picked Panax notoginseng needs to be washed. So, how can we clean Panax notoginseng to reduce the damage to it? Let’s take a look at the specific cleaning method of Panax notoginseng.

1. Place Panax notoginseng in clean water, shake it a few times, and take it out immediately. Remember not to soak it for too long.

2. After dipping the brush in water, clean the surface of the fresh Panax notoginseng. Use a small brush to quickly rinse the water. Panax notoginseng should not be soaked in water for too long. Soaking for too long will cause the loss of effective ingredients and increase the difficulty of brushing dry.

3. Be careful and patient when cleaning Panax notoginseng, and carefully clean the details of the seams of Panax notoginseng.

4. After washing, it should be dried in the sun. The dryness should reach 98% (you can bite it with your teeth as long as you can't bite it anymore).

Physiological characteristics

1. The main root is conical or cylindrical, 1 to 6 cm long and 1 to 4 cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown or gray-yellow, with intermittent longitudinal wrinkles and root marks. There is a stem scar at the top and tumor-like protrusions around it. Heavy and solid, with gray-green, yellow-green or gray-white cross-section and the wood is slightly radially arranged. Slight smell, bitter taste with sweet aftertaste.

2. The ribs are cylindrical or conical, 2 to 6 cm long, with a diameter of about 0.8 cm at the upper end and about 0.3 cm at the lower end.

3. The cut is in irregular wrinkled blocks or strips, with several obvious stem marks and ring marks on the surface. The center of the cross section is gray-green or white, and the edges are dark green or gray.

Origin

It is mainly produced in the counties of Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, including Wenshan County, Yanshan County, Maguan, Xichou, Guangnan, Malipo, Funing, Qiubei, etc. It is also grown in Tianyang, Jingxi, Tiandong, Debao and other places in Guangxi. Wenshan Prefecture in Yunnan has a long history, large output and good quality. It is commonly known as "Wen Sanqi" and "Tianqi" and is a famous local medicinal material.

Medicinal Part

The dried roots and rhizomes of plants.

Preparation method

1. Panax notoginseng: Take the original medicinal material, remove impurities, and crush it before use.

2. Panax notoginseng powder: Take Panax notoginseng, wash, dry and grind into fine powder.

3. Cooked Panax notoginseng: Take the clean Panax notoginseng, break it into large and small pieces, fry it in edible oil until the surface is brown, take it out, drain the oil, and grind it into fine powder.

4. Panax notoginseng slices: Take Panax notoginseng, wash, steam thoroughly, take out, slice and dry in time.