Panax notoginseng is a relatively common Chinese herbal medicine. In fact, we often use and see Panax notoginseng in life. When used as medicine, Panax notoginseng generally has the effect of promoting blood circulation, so we can use it in many bruises and injuries. Seeing the ingredients of Panax notoginseng, in addition, Panax notoginseng can also be made into health care products. So, what is the function of Panax notoginseng as medicine? What are the medicinal effects of Panax notoginseng?
Notoginseng is the dried root of Panaxnotoginseng (Burk.) F.H.Chen, a plant of Araliaceae. Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places. Dig it before flowering in late summer or early autumn or after the seeds mature in winter, remove all the soil, wash, dry and use raw or grind into fine powder.
The medicinal properties are sweet, slightly bitter, and warm. Returns to the liver and stomach meridians.
Efficacy: remove blood stasis and stop bleeding, activate blood circulation and relieve pain.
Application
1. Bleeding syndrome. This product has a sweet and slightly bitter taste and is warm in nature. It enters the liver meridian and is good at stopping bleeding. It can also remove blood stasis and regenerate blood. It has the characteristics of stopping bleeding without leaving blood stasis and removing blood stasis without damaging the body. It is effective for all kinds of bleeding inside and outside the human body, regardless of whether there is stasis or stasis. , can be applied to all, especially those with stasis. The single flavor is effective for internal and external use. For example, "Bin Hu Collection of Simple Prescriptions" can be used to treat hematemesis, epistaxis, and metrorrhagia. This product can be used alone with rice soup; if it is used to treat hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, and blood in the stool, it can be combined with stamen stone and blood residual charcoal. , such as Huaxuedan ("Medical Zhongshenxilu"); to treat various types of traumatic bleeding, this product can be ground into powder and mixed with external ingredients, or used with dragon bone, blood root, elephant skin, etc., such as Qibao Powder ("Materia Medica") "Compendium Supplements").
2. Injuries from bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain. This product activates blood circulation and removes blood stasis, reduces swelling and relieves pain. It is a good product for treating various syndromes of blood stasis and blood stasis, and is an important medicine for traumatology. This product is the first choice drug for injuries caused by bruises, fractures, blood stasis, swelling and pain, etc. It can be used as a single flavor, with Panax notoginseng as powder, rice wine or boiled water. If the skin is broken, Panax notoginseng powder can also be used for external application. If used together with blood-activating and qi-promoting medicine. Then the effect of promoting blood circulation and calming pain will be more effective. This product has the effect of dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. It is also effective in treating carbuncle swelling and pain. For example, "Compendium of Materia Medica" treats unnamed carbuncle swelling and constant pain. Grind this product into powder and mix it with rice vinegar. To treat carbuncle and rags, it is often used with frankincense, myrrh, and catechu, such as Fujin Shengji Powder ("Yi Zong Jin"). "Jian").
In addition, this product has the effect of nourishing deficiency and strengthening the body. It is used among the people to treat deficiency and strain, and is often stewed with pork.
Usage and Dosage: Grind into powder and swallow, 1 to 1.5g; decoct and take, 3 to 10g, or take it into pills or powder. Appropriate amount for external use, grind into powder and mix or mix for application.
Use with caution by pregnant women.
Summary of ancient books
1. "New Compilation of Materia Medica": "Panax Panax notoginseng root is the magic medicine for stopping bleeding. No matter the blood is upper, middle or lower, any person with external blood will be blindly alone." It is effective when used, and it is even more effective when added to blood-tonifying and qi-tonifying medicines. ": "People in the world only know that Panax notoginseng can stop bleeding and relieve pain, but they don't know that pain is caused by blood stasis, and bleeding is stopped by application. Panax notoginseng has a bitter and warm smell, which can separate blood stasis in the blood. Therefore, all gold-edged knives Injuries caused by scissors and sores caused by falling sticks will bleed continuously. If they are chewed and smeared, or mixed with powder, the bleeding will stop, and the symptoms will be vomiting blood, epistaxis, hemorrhage, bloody diarrhea, metrorrhagia, menstrual bleeding, and postpartum lochia. If it does not come down, it is better to chew it by yourself, or if it is broken down, it will be cured by giving it a rice drink."
3. "Medicine Zhongshenxilu": "Notoginseng is good at removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. It is an important medicine for vomiting and epistaxis. It will not cause blood stasis to remain in the meridians after recovery, and the syndrome will become weak and tired (if the medicine is used to forcefully stop the bleeding, the blood stasis in the meridians will cause blood numbness and weak tiredness). Hemorrhagic metrorrhagia, dysentery with bright red blood that does not heal for a long time (it is advisable to use it together with gallbladder), the intestines are rotten and soaked into ulcers, and the dysentery is purple in color and smelly, mixed with a fatty film, which is the result of intestinal rot (Panax notoginseng can transform saprophysis) It is good at removing blood stasis, so it is also good at treating women's constipation and menstrual irregularities. It can remove blood stasis without hurting new blood. It is an excellent medicine for regulating blood circulation and can be used to treat wounds. , it can relieve pain and relieve pain. If there is pain in the internal organs and meridians due to injuries, external application or oral administration is particularly effective. If the sores and swellings are initially sore, applying it can eliminate the pain. It is also good at stopping bleeding, but people are doubtful about it, but there is a definite evidence of it. For example, if there is bleeding from a wound, rub it with Panax notoginseng powder, and the bleeding will stop immediately. This can stop bleeding. All seven are turned into yellow water, which can transform blood. ”
Modern Research
1. Chemical composition: This product mainly contains saponins, flavonoid glycosides, amino acids, etc. The active hemostatic ingredient is triheptanoic acid.
2. Pharmacological effects: This product can shorten bleeding and coagulation time, and has anti-platelet aggregation and thrombolytic effects; it can promote the proliferation of multifunctional hematopoietic stem cells and has hematopoietic effects; it can lower blood pressure and slow down the heart rate. , has a protective effect on arrhythmias induced by various drugs; can reduce myocardial oxygen consumption and oxygen utilization, expand cerebral blood vessels, and enhance cerebral vascular flow; can improve humoral immune function, and has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, etc. Effect: It can significantly treat atrophic lesions of gastric mucosa in rats, reverse atypical hyperplasia of glandular epithelium and intestinal metaplasia, and has the effect of preventing tumors.
3. Clinical study: Take 1g of raw Panax notoginseng powder 2 to 3 times a day. Treated 76 cases of hyperlipidemia. Results: The effective rate of lowering cholesterol was 78%, the effective rate of lowering triglycerides was 57.5%, and the effective rate of lowering β-lipoprotein was 53%. (Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1994, 2:70 ); Take 3g of Panax notoginseng powder on an empty stomach once in the morning and once in the evening, and 7 days is a course of treatment. Treated 60 cases of sequelae of concussion, with a total effective rate of 86.1% (Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1997, 4:235); 15g each of Panax notoginseng powder and American ginseng was used, 1g was taken daily, and 15 days was a course of treatment. 26 cases of prostatic hypertrophy were treated. The total effective rate is 88.5% (Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1994, 4: 199); grind Panax notoginseng into powder and pass it through a 110-mesh sieve, and make a paste with vinegar for later use. Clean the sore surface first, then apply ointment, and change the dressing once every 2 days. Treated 36 cases of bedsores, and all were cured after 4 to 10 dressing changes (Shizhen Chinese Medicine, 1996, 4:200); it is also reported that this product can also be used to treat severe hepatitis, coronary heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. , scars, postoperative adhesions, hemorrhoids, etc.
The hemostatic effect of Panax notoginseng
Using Panax notoginseng to stop bleeding is indeed a very good choice. Some people may doubt this. After all, Panax notoginseng is also a good medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Isn’t this right? Conflict with each other? In fact, this is not the case. It depends on how it is used. Panax notoginseng can not only be taken internally but also externally, and can be eaten raw or cooked. However, the specific effects are quite different. Panax notoginseng is used raw to stop bleeding. Grinding Panax notoginseng into powder, making a paste with water and applying it to the affected area can effectively stop external bleeding. If taken orally, it can be used to treat internal bleeding.
In fact, the hemostatic effect of Panax notoginseng can be seen from Yunnan Baiyao, because Panax notoginseng is one of its main ingredients. Of course, if Panax notoginseng is made into a meal and eaten after cooking, it can effectively activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It can effectively alleviate and relieve some diseases or physical discomfort caused by blood stasis blockage. Eliminate.