What are the effects of Panax notoginseng

With the continuous improvement of living standards, people are under great work pressure. Many people like to relieve this pressure by drinking alcohol. In fact, this is particularly prone to heart disease. Heart disease seriously threatens our health. Many people know that Panax notoginseng and American ginseng are good for the heart and can effectively relieve coronary heart disease. So what are the effects of Panax notoginseng and American ginseng? Let’s take a look at it together below.

Traditional Chinese medicine uses Panax notoginseng as a blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drug to treat coronary heart disease and angina pectoris, achieving significant results. Excessive blood viscosity is the main cause of blood system diseases such as coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and cerebral hemorrhage. Panax notoginseng has the effects of inhibiting platelet aggregation, promoting the activity of plasmin, reducing blood viscosity, promoting thrombus dissolution, and improving blood flow. Experiments have shown that Panax notoginseng total glycosides have the effect of promoting blood circulation, dilating heart blood vessels, increasing coronary flow, inhibiting thrombosis, resisting platelet aggregation, and can dissolve formed thrombi and increase nutritional myocardial blood flow.

At the same time, Panax notoginseng can also lower arterial pressure, slightly reduce heart rate, reduce the workload of the heart, thereby significantly reducing myocardial oxygen consumption, and can be used to treat myocardial ischemia, angina pectoris and shock. Experiments have shown that Panax notoginseng total saponins have a certain degree of antagonistic effect on various experimental arrhythmia models. Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine uses Panax notoginseng (the commonly used medicinal part) and raw Panax notoginseng powder to treat patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebral arteriosclerosis and other conditions accompanied by increased blood lipids and cholesterol, and has achieved good results. The method of taking it is very simple: take 1 gram of raw Panax notoginseng powder each time, twice a day, with warm water, and one month is a course of treatment.

In terms of specific content, Xia Yangxin’s “heart” is not the concept of “heart” in modern medicine, but the entire nervous system and even mental and psychological factors of the “main spirit” including the heart. Therefore, experts say that to nourish the heart in summer, one must first calm the mind. As the saying goes, "a calm mind naturally brings coolness." Clearing one's mind, reducing desires, and closing one's eyes to rest are all beneficial to the maintenance of the "heart." Listening to melodious music, looking at beautiful pictures, or doing slow exercises such as fishing and Tai Chi are all helpful in regulating the spirit and keeping a good mood.

In addition, Chinese medicine experts would like to introduce a simple recipe to everyone - Panax notoginseng and American ginseng powder. This small prescription is used to treat blood stasis in the heart meridians and deficiency of both Qi and Yin. The specific ingredients are: equal amounts of Panax notoginseng powder and American ginseng powder. Mix the two evenly and take with warm water daily. The dosage can be increased or decreased according to the condition of the disease. Generally, people can take one gram of mixed powder per day. You can also add Salvia miltiorrhiza to this prescription, also in equal amounts. After adding it, it is also beneficial for the maintenance of cerebral blood vessels.

When taking Panax notoginseng powder and American ginseng powder together, on the one hand, Panax notoginseng can remove blood stasis and dredge meridians, and on the other hand, American ginseng can replenish both Qi and Yin, which is a comprehensive maintenance for the heart. If the patient also suffers from blood deficiency, he will also take longan meat. In this way, the heart's qi, blood, yin and yang will be replenished, and at the same time it will be protected by Panax notoginseng which can dissolve blood stasis. This is really a happy thing for the heart.

Through understanding the effects of Panax notoginseng and American ginseng, we know that there are many medicinal materials in our lives that do not need to be processed into medicines. We can take them directly. Panax notoginseng and American ginseng have many benefits for the heart. I hope it will help friends with heart disease. It can be used as an auxiliary treatment and you can take more of it at ordinary times. This can greatly help the recovery of the disease.