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Botanical Name: Panax notoginseng
Common name: Notoginseng root; Pseudoginseng root; San qi (Chinese) (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)
Family: Araliaceae (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)
Parts used: root (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)

Quality: Warm, sweet, bitter (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)

Constituents:

• 12% Saponins (Arasaponins A, B, C, D, E and R)
• Genins of arasaponins: panaxadiol and panaxatriol

(Huang, 1999, p. 101)

 

Actions

• HAEMOSTATIC (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)
• Immune stimulating (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)
• CNS depressant & stimulant (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)
• Antiplatelet (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)
• Anti-arrhythmic (Huang, 1999, p. 102)

• Increases coronary flow and decreases blood pressure (Huang, 1999, p. 102)
• Reduces vascular resistance (Huang, 1999, p. 102)
• Reduces myocardial metabolic rate (Huang, 1999, p. 102)
• Reduces plasma cholesterol (Huang, 1999, p. 102)
• Accelerates blood clotting time (Huang, 1999, p. 102)

Indications

• Hematemesis
• Haemoptysis
• Nosebleed
• Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Open sores (external)

(Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)

 

Traditional used in Chinese medicine to:

• Trasform blood stasis and stop bleeding (Holmes, n.d., p. 370)
• Invigorate the blood, reduce swelling and relieve pain (Holmes, n.d., p. 370)
• Arrest bleeding (Huang, 1999, p. 102)
• Remove blood stasis (Huang, 1999, p. 102)
• Relieve pain (Huang, 1999, p. 102)
• Angina pectoris (Huang, 1999, p. 102)

 

Preparation & Dosage:

• Decoction 3-9g, cook for 20 mins
• Powdered root: 1-1.5g/tds

(Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)

 

Contraindication: Pregnancy (Holmes, .n.d., p. 370; Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)

Combinations: For Hamorrhage: Combine with herbs that nourish Yin and clear empty heat (Holmes, n.d., p. 370)

Interactions: Caution taken when used in combination with anticoagulants and platelet aggregation inhibitors (Hempen & Fischer, 2009, p. 600)