Notoginseng, San Qi 三七

Pseudoginseng root
San Qi, Tian Qi (TCM)

The structure of Panax notoginseng, Chinese Flora, 1959

San Qi (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2018)

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Botanical name:

Panax notoginseng (syn. Panax pseudo-ginseng var. notoginseng)

Parts used:

Root

Temperature & Taste:

Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Bitter

Classifications:

K. Move the Blood L. Stop Bleeding:

Uses:

1. Stops Bleeding:
-all types of bleeding including Vomiting Blood, Blood in the Urine or Stool
-Bleeding from Trauma
-Profuse Menstruation, Uterine Bleeding

2. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Reduces Swelling, Relieves Pain:
-internal blood stagnation; chest or abdominal pain
-obstructed Menstruation, Dysmenorrhea, Uterine tumors
-Postpartum Blood Stasis; “Good for a woman to take after delivery” (Li Shi Zhen)
-joint pain associated with Blood Stasis
-Trauma, Bruising, Sprains, Fractures
-also in the treatment of Sores and Abscesses
-all kinds of diseases due to Blood disorders’. (Li Shi Zhen)
-‘good for a woman to take the drug after child delivery’ (Li Shi Zhen)

3. Resists Poison, Resolves Swelling:
-Boils, Carbuncles, Swellings
-red and inflamed eyes
-venomous bites including Snake Bite (Li Shi Zhen)

Dose:

Powder: 1–1.5 grams
Decoction: 3–9 grams

Substitute:

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Main Combinations:

1. For Bleeding:
i. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
ii. Bleeding due to deficiency, Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
iii. Bleeding from Trauma, Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
iv. Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
2. For Blood Stasis:
i. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
ii. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
iii. Pain and Blood stasis following Trauma, Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
3. Muscle and Ligament pain following Trauma:
i. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
ii. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
4. Coronary Heart Disease:
i. Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
ii. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
iii. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
5. Angina Pectoris:
i. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
ii. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
iii. Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
iv. Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
v. chest pain, tightness from Qi and Blood stagnation, Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
6. Thrombosis, Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
7. Osteoarthritis:
i. Notoginseng San Qi and … available in PRO version
ii. Notoginseng San Qi and … available in PRO version
8. Poor Memory in the aged, Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
9. Cerebral Ischemia:
i. Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version
ii. Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
10. Breast Lumps, Nodes, Hyperplasia: Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
11. Cancer, Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
12. Dysmenorrhea with Qi and Blood deficiency, … available in PRO version
13. Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy, Notoginseng San Qi, … available in PRO version
14. Ulcerated Sores, apply powder of San Qi, … available in PRO version
15. To beautify the Skin, Notoginseng San Qi with … available in PRO version

Major Formulas:

Ding Kun Dan
Ling Bao Hu Xin Dan
Ru Pi Xiao Pian
Xinning Pian
Zhen Xiang Jiao Nag (Precious Aromatic Capsules)
Zheng Gu Shui
Yunnan Baiyao

Cautions:

1. Caution during pregnancy, avoid large doses
2. Some people may have adverse effects from therapeutic doses, such as nausea, vomiting, esophagitis and bleeding. Symptoms are rarely serious, symptoms resolve when the herb is discontinued without further problem.

Main Preparations used:

Extra Info
Research

GENERAL / REVIEW
–Traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F.H. Chen: A review.

BLOOD-THINNING / ANTI-COAGULANT EFFECTS:
–Effect of Panax notoginseng preparations on platelet function
–The antithrombotic effect of RSNK in blood-stasis model rats.
–A comparative study on anticoagulant activities of three Chinese herbal medicines from the genus Panax and anticoagulant activities of ginsenosides Rg1 and Rg2
–Antiplatelet and anticoagulant effects of Panax notoginseng: comparison of raw and steamed Panax notoginseng with Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolium.

ISCHEMIA:
–[Effect of astragaloside Ⅳ combined with Panax notoginseng saponins on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and study of pharmacokinetics in rats
–[Advances in pharmacological studies of Panax notoginseng saponins on brain ischemia-reperfusion injury
–Publication trends in studies examining radix notoginseng as a treatment for ischemic brain injury.
–Comparative analysis of the neuroprotective effects of ginsenosides Rg1 and Rb1 extracted from Panax notoginseng against cerebral ischemia.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY:
–Panax notoginseng for Inflammation-Related Chronic Diseases: A Review on the Modulations of Multiple Pathways.
–Anti-inflammatory effects of trilinolein from Panax notoginseng through the suppression of NF-κB and MAPK expression and proinflammatory cytokine expression
–Anti‑inflammatory effects of Panax notoginseng saponins ameliorate acute lung injury induced by oleic acid and lipopolysaccharide in rats.

ANTI-OXIDANT:
–Antioxidative effects of Panax notoginseng saponins in brain cells.

HEART DISEASE:
–Panax notoginseng Saponins for Treating Coronary Artery Disease: A Functional and Mechanistic Overview.
–Computational pharmacological comparison of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Panax notoginseng used in the therapy of cardiovascular diseases.
–Oral Panax notoginseng Preparation for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ANGINA PECTORIS:
–Efficacy and safety of oral Panax notoginseng saponins for unstable angina patients: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

NEUROPROTECTIVE:
–Neuroprotective Properties of Panax notoginseng Saponins via Preventing Oxidative Stress Injury in SAMP8 Mice.
–Panax notoginseng saponins provide neuroprotection by regulating NgR1/RhoA/ROCK2 pathway expression, in vitro and in vivo.
–Crude Saponins of Panax notoginseng Have Neuroprotective Effects To Inhibit Palmitate-Triggered Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Associated Apoptosis and Loss of Postsynaptic Proteins in Staurosporine Differentiated RGC-5 Retinal Ganglion Cells.

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