What are the medicinal values ​​of Panax notoginseng?

Panax notoginseng, which we often call Panax notoginseng, is a common Chinese medicinal material. Because the origin of Panax notoginseng is Tianyang in Guangxi, it is named Panax notoginseng. Generally speaking, Panax notoginseng refers to the root of Panax notoginseng, which can not only play a role in health care and prevention and treatment of diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, but also regulate the blood circulation of the heart. So, how to use Panax notoginseng to treat diseases? What are the medicinal values ​​of Panax notoginseng?

Property identification: The main root is spindle-shaped or irregularly block-shaped, about 2 to 5 cm long and 0.3 to 2.5 cm in diameter. The outer skin is bright gray-green or with yellow spots (commonly known as copper skin) or gray-yellow (commonly known as iron skin). The top is relatively flat or a few have residual stems, the bottom has traces of cut rootlets, the whole has raised tubercles or branched rootlets and transverse lenticels, and intermittent longitudinal wrinkles. It is solid and hard to break. The cross section is gray-green or light brown, the bark and wood are easily separated, showing a chrysanthemum heart and horny appearance. The smell is weak, and the taste is bitter at first and then slightly sweet.

The best ones are those that are big and plump, heavy, fine-skinned, gray-green with a lustrous look, gray-black with green in cross-section, and without cracks, commonly known as "copper skin and iron bones".

Main ingredients: Contains notoginseng saponin A, notoginseng saponin B and flavonoids.

Efficacy and functions: stop bleeding, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Its pharmacology is:

1. Stop bleeding. Warm extract of Panax notoginseng can shorten the coagulation time of rabbits and has a vasoconstriction effect.

2. Anti-inflammatory. The water decoction of Panax notoginseng has a significant inhibitory effect on experimental arthritis in rats.

3. Increase coronary blood flow. Notoginseng flavonoids can significantly increase coronary artery flow and reduce myocardial oxygen consumption. Panax notoginseng decoction seems to have a glucocorticoid-like effect.

Note: Antiviral and antifungal, Panax notoginseng water extract has different degrees of inhibitory effects on various skin fungi in in vitro experiments.

Processing: Crush or grind the original medicine into powder and use it raw.

Nature and flavor: sweet, slightly bitter, warm.

Meridians: Enters the liver and stomach meridians.

Function: Stop bleeding, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and stop bleeding.

Indications: swelling, pain and bleeding due to trauma, vomiting and epistaxis, bloody dysentery, metrorrhagia, abdominal pain due to blood stasis after childbirth, carbuncles and sores.

Clinical application: It is an important medicine for stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis.

1. It is especially suitable for treating internal or external injuries caused by falls, bleeding, blood stasis, swelling and pain. It can remove blood stasis, stop bleeding, reduce swelling and relieve pain with good results. For internal use, 3g of the powder can be taken with rice soup, 30g of yellow wine or white wine, and can be taken with slight heat. It can also be taken with other decoctions. For external use, use 1.5g of Panax notoginseng, 15g each of calcined dragon bone and gallnut, grind them into fine powder and apply to the affected area.

2. For the treatment of vomiting blood and bleeding in the lungs and stomach, it is often used with Bletilla striata, lotus root juice, Imperata root, etc. For example, in the prescription of Anxueyin, for patients with heat syndrome, Raw Rehmannia glutinosa should be added to cool the blood.

To treat the stubborn pain of gastric and duodenal ulcers, you can take Panax notoginseng powder with Schisandra chinensis, cinnamon bark, moutan bark, red peony root, etc.

4. For the treatment of bleeding caused by blood diseases, add 3g of Panax notoginseng powder to the treatment prescription and take it orally. Preliminary observation shows that it has a certain hemostatic effect. The platelet count of some patients increased significantly after taking the medicine.

5. Try to use it to treat cerebral hemorrhage (coma and speechlessness in the early stage of the disease). You can take 3g of Panax notoginseng powder orally, and add it with Millettia reticulata, magnet, Polygonatum rubra, Acorus calamus, Codonopsis pilosula, etc.

In addition, taking Panax notoginseng powder internally is also helpful in treating coronary heart disease.

Precautions for use: It is not suitable for vomiting blood or epistaxis due to blood deficiency without stasis. It is generally believed that the hemostatic effect of Panax notoginseng is slightly stronger than that of Panax notoginseng japonicus, but Panax notoginseng japonicus is more effective in removing blood stasis and reducing swelling, and is better for treating bruises and injuries.

Dosage: 1.5-3g of powder, up to 4.5-6g can be used. In acute cases, it can be taken once every 4 hours. Use 3 to 9 grams for decoction, but it is better to take the powder (Panzhen powder).

Prescription examples: 1. Anxueyin: Panax notoginseng powder 3g (infusion), Bletilla striata 15g, lotus root juice 1 small cup (infusion), Imperata root 30g, Dragon bone 15g, Oyster 15g, processed Rhubarb 6g, decocted in water.

Note: 1. Panax notoginseng is a precious medicinal material. Its cultivation and growth conditions are similar to those of ginseng. Generally, the product of three years is 200 to 300 heads, that of four years is 120 to 160 heads, and that of five to six years is 80 heads. The grade classification of commodities is also quite detailed. 20 heads per catty are the first grade, 40 heads are the second grade, 60 heads are the third grade, and 80 heads are the fourth grade. The ones with 120 heads are grade 5, the ones with 160 heads are grade 6, the ones with 200 heads are grade 7, the ones with 300 heads are grade 8 (formerly called da erwai and xiao erwai), the ones with 450 heads or less are grade 9 (also known as jiankou sanqi), and the tiny fibrous roots cut from the main root are grade 11.

2. The notoginseng (commonly known as water notoginseng) of the Asteraceae family is the same as the notoginseng mentioned in the main text. Its fresh or dried tubers are also used to treat bruises, hemoptysis, epistaxis, bloody stools and other symptoms. The dried tubers are fist-shaped, thick, irregular round blocks (similar to Atractylodes macrocephala), about 3 to 10 cm long and 3 to 7 cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown or yellow-brown. There are many tumor-like protrusions all over the body. There are often stem bases or bud scars at the top of the protrusions, which are solid and not easy to break. Gray-yellow veins can be seen in the longitudinal section, and the cross section shows a chrysanthemum heart shape. The taste is sweet and slightly bitter.

3. The fresh fleshy whole herb with roots of Crassulaceae plant Sedum notoginseng can also be used to treat vomiting blood. Hemoptysis, epistaxis, etc. It is used in many places. Some use the dried whole herb, while others use only the roots.

The above is an introduction to the medicinal value of Panax notoginseng. Panax notoginseng has a good therapeutic effect on the treatment of three high diseases. Among them, Panax notoginseng has a very good effect on blood circulation, anti-inflammatory immunity, etc. Panax notoginseng is a very good traditional Chinese medicine for daily health care, so if you want to use it for daily anti-inflammatory purposes, you can use Panax notoginseng toothpaste for oral health care.