Can children eat Panax notoginseng?

Panax notoginseng, also known as Sanqi, is a Chinese herbal medicine that can be eaten raw or cooked. Panax notoginseng has a certain regulating effect on the human body and can be consumed in moderation. Strictly speaking, children can also eat Panax notoginseng, but they should pay attention to the dosage. Eating Panax notoginseng is also good for children's bone development.

1. Children can eat Panax notoginseng, which is a tonic. The Panax notoginseng powder can be used in raw and cooked forms. Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, can disperse blood stasis, stop bleeding, reduce swelling and relieve pain. (1) Raw Panax notoginseng powder is mainly used to treat blood diseases such as bruises, bleeding due to trauma, postpartum fainting, hematemesis, and epistaxis. It can also prevent and treat coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, etc. Raw usage: Oral administration, 1.0-1.5 grams each time, and apply appropriate amount to the affected area. Taboo: Pregnant women should not take this medicine. (2) Cooked Panax notoginseng powder is used to treat: nourishing blood, activating blood circulation, and is used for physical weakness, loss of appetite, neurasthenia, excessive fatigue, blood loss, anemia, etc. Cooked Usage: Can be taken with chicken stew or broth, milk, or warm water. 3-5 grams each time.

2. Panax notoginseng is a mild tonic and also a health product. It has high nourishing and health-preserving effects and can be eaten by children. However, since children's physical development is still incomplete, the frequency and dosage of taking the medicine should be controlled. For children with special physical conditions, the medicine should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. Therefore, children can eat Panax notoginseng, but it also depends on their physical condition.

3. Panax notoginseng contains a variety of ginsenosides and rich active ingredients. It has a good blood-replenishing effect, and eating Panax notoginseng is equivalent to eating ginseng. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that “Notoginseng is the best blood tonic, and ginseng is the best qi tonic”. Therefore, eating Notoginseng can replenish qi and blood, strengthen the stomach and spleen, replenish blood and calm the nerves, improve blood circulation, etc. Notoginseng is also known as the “king of ginseng”. Children can eat Panax notoginseng to strengthen their body and enhance their immunity because it can promote the rapid synthesis of protein, DNA and RNA in our body. Eating Panax notoginseng can help children dilate blood vessels, improve microcirculation, increase blood flow, prevent and treat ischemia of the heart and brain tissues, bidirectionally regulate the central nervous system, improve brain power, and enhance learning and memory abilities.