Can Panax notoginseng be eaten in summer?

Many Chinese medicines require specific time for use. However, because people don’t understand it, if they consume it blindly, it can easily cause some minor problems in their body. For example, autumn and winter are relatively dry, so we should not take Chinese medicines that easily cause the body to get inflamed, but instead choose some warm and nourishing medicinal materials. So, can Panax notoginseng be eaten in summer? Experts tell us that it is possible to eat Panax notoginseng in summer.

How to eat Panax notoginseng powder

1. Eat raw

Usage: Take with warm water. It is recommended to take 2-3 grams each time, twice a day. Use the small spoon we provide to take one flat spoon. Those with good stomachs can take it before meals to help absorption, while those with poor stomachs can take it after meals.

Efficacy: Raw Panax notoginseng powder has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, preventing coronary heart disease, and lowering hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia.

2. Eat cooked

Usage: 2-3 grams each time, scald with boiling water, or cook porridge, stew meat, or stew soup. Another way is to buy cooked Panax notoginseng powder directly and take it with warm water.

Efficacy: Cooked Panax notoginseng powder can replenish blood, relieve fatigue, and is used for physical weakness, blood loss, anemia, neurasthenia, etc.

3. For external use

(1) When bleeding occurs due to trauma, you can directly sprinkle Panax notoginseng powder on the wound. If the wound is large, apply pressure with sterile gauze to stop the bleeding. Notoginseng in Panax notoginseng has a strong hemostatic effect.

(2) For female customers, Panax notoginseng powder has the effect of promoting blood circulation and nourishing the skin. It can be taken orally or made into a facial mask. The specific method is to take 5-10g of Panax notoginseng powder, mix it into a paste with water, egg white, or milk, apply it evenly on the face, and wash it off after 20 minutes.

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1. Compendium of Materia Medica: It can stop bleeding, disperse blood and relieve pain. For those who have been wounded by swords or arrows, or have bruises or sores caused by falls or canes, or have bleeding that won't stop, chew it and apply it, or grind it into powder and mix it with the medicine, and the bleeding will stop. It also treats vomiting blood, nosebleed, bleeding, bloody dysentery, metrorrhagia, postpartum blood loss, bloody pain, red eyes, carbuncle, tiger bites and snake bites.

2. "Bencao Qiuzhen" (Compendium of Materia Medica): specifically targets the liver and stomach. It also affects the heart and large intestine. Also known as mountain lacquer. Shizhen said. Or it can be used to treat alloy sores. Like lacquer sticky things.

3. "Bencao Congxin": Disperses blood and relieves pain. Treat vomiting blood and nosebleed. Bloody diarrhea and metrorrhagia. Red eyes and carbuncle.

4. "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" (1765): Ginseng is the best for replenishing qi, and Panax notoginseng is the best for replenishing blood. They have the same taste and function, so they are called ginseng and Panax notoginseng, which are the most precious Chinese medicines.