What are the functions of Panax notoginseng?

Many people don’t know much about Panax notoginseng, but in fact it has good medicinal effects and a good preventive effect on some blood system diseases. It can help us stop bleeding, promote blood circulation, replenish qi and blood, and can also effectively protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.

1. Hemostatic effect: Panax notoginseng is known as the "magic drug for hemostasis" and is an important medicine for traumatology. The famous "Yunnan Baiyao" uses it as the main medicine. Dencienine, a water-soluble component of Panax notoginseng, can shorten the coagulation time of mice and significantly increase the number of platelets. It mainly produces hemostatic effects by inducing platelets to release coagulation substances through collective metabolism.

2. Blood circulation effect: Panax notoginseng has both the effect of coagulating blood and dissolving blood clots, that is, it has a two-way regulating function of hemostasis and blood circulation.

3. Blood-replenishing effect: "Ginseng is the best for replenishing qi, and Panax notoginseng is the best for replenishing blood." Experimental research and clinical performance in recent years have shown that Panax notoginseng has not only hemostatic and blood-activating effects on the blood system, but also has a blood-tonifying effect and can increase the number of peripheral red blood cells and white blood cells.

4. Myocardial protective effect: Experiments in recent years have shown that Panax notoginseng total saponins (PNS) have a strong protective effect on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats, rabbits and dogs.

5. Anti-coronary heart disease effect: Panax notoginseng total saponins (PNS) can improve left ventricular diastolic function, which is related to its ability to increase the calcium pump activity of the sarcoplasmic endothelium, correct Ca2+ overload in myocardial cells and increase left ventricular myocardial energy.

6. Effect of protecting brain tissue: Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) can significantly reduce reperfusion edema after global or local cerebral ischemia, improve the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, and significantly increase local blood flow.