1. Different colors

The cross-section of chrysanthemum notoginseng is yellow-white to light brown; the cross-section of notoginseng is gray-green, yellow-green or gray-white.

2. Different cross-section shapes

The cross-section of Chrysanthemum notoginseng is uneven, has a chrysanthemum heart, is slightly horny, and can see special-shaped vascular bundles; the xylem of Notoginseng cross-section is slightly arranged in a radial pattern.

3. Different smells

The cross-section of Ju notoginseng has no smell and tastes slightly bitter; the cross-section of Notoginseng has little smell and tastes bitter but sweet.

Extended information

Ju notoginseng has the effects of stopping bleeding, dispersing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is suitable for vomiting blood, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, traumatic bleeding, dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis and abdominal pain, bruises, rheumatic pain, sores, ulcers, and insect and snake bites.

The root of Panax notoginseng is used as medicine. It is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It has significant effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is known as "gold cannot be exchanged" and "the sacred herb of the South". Because it is a plant of the genus Panax, and its effective active substances are higher than and more than ginseng, it is also called the "King of Ginseng" by modern Chinese medicine pharmacologists.

It is recorded in the Qing Dynasty pharmaceutical work "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Ginseng is the first to nourish qi, and Panax notoginseng is the first to nourish blood. They have the same taste and equal effects, so they are called ginseng and Panax notoginseng, and they are the most precious among traditional Chinese medicines. "The famous Chinese patent medicines "Yunnan Baiyao" and "Pien Tze Huang" are made from Panax notoginseng as the main raw material. Indications: Hemoptysis, vomiting, epistaxis, bloody stools, metrorrhagia, traumatic bleeding, chest and abdominal pain, swelling and pain from falls.

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