Source:
This herb is the root of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) Chen (family Araliaceae) which is chiefly produced in Tunnan and Guangxi provinces. It is dug in autumn, washed clean after the removal of lateral roots, rootlets and root crown, dried in sunlight and ground into powder for use.
Properties:
sweet and slightly bitter in flavour, warm in property, acting on the liver and stomach channels.
Effects:
arresting bleeding by resolving blood stasis and promoting blood circulation to relieve pain.
Indications:
1. Various kinds of internal and external bleeding, especially bleeding accompanied with blood stasis. It can be used alcne by swallowing its powder, or used with ophicalcite, and carbonized hair. 2. Traumatic injuries with blood stasis, swellig and pain. It can be used either orally or externally, alone or with frankincense, myrrh and ground beetle. Besides, notoginseng has been used in the treatment of angina pectoris of coronary heart disease in recent years with curative effects.
Dosage and Administration:
1-3g ground into powder for swallowing; proper amount for external use.
Modern Researches:| Notoginseng can stop congealing in vessel, thin blood and dissolve blood clots. |  Notoginsenoside(ÈýÆßÔíß°) |
| Notoginseng helps people relieve the side effect and eliminate scar after surgery. It can also help reduce the stomach and spleen reaction, such as white blood cell reducing and inappetence, caused by radiation therapy or chemical therapy. |  Notoginsenoside(ÈýÆßÔíß°) |
| The pain of endometriosis is caused by blood stasis due to stagnation of Qi. Notoginsenoside in Notoginseng can help control the gather of blood platelet, decrease the concentration of blood, activate blood and eliminate stasis. |  Notoginsenoside(ÈýÆßÔíß°) |
| After abortion, there will be scar tissue inside of the endometrium, which prevent zygote implanting. Notoginseng can soften the scar tissue, and helps to conceive. |  Notoginsenoside(ÈýÆßÔíß°) |
| With sanqisu as its main styptic ingredient, notoginseng can constrict local vessels, shorten blood coagulation time, increase blood platelets, inhibit fibrinolysin. In cases of bleeding accompanied with deficiency of Yin and dryness of the mouth, notoginseng should be given in combination with herbs for nourishing yin and clearing heat from the blood. |
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