Notoginseng / Sanqi

Notoginseng / Sanqi

Notoginseng /三七, 5:1 Concentrated Granules

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Notoginseng, also known as Panax notoginseng, is a valuable herb recognized for its sweet, slightly bitter taste and warm properties. It is praised for its medicinal capabilities, particularly in its ability to stop bleeding, disperse blood stasis, and alleviate pain.

This potent herb is commonly applied to treat various conditions, including swelling and pain from injuries, chest tightness and pain, abdominal masses, blood stasis issues such as amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, as well as postpartum yin stasis and abdominal discomfort. Additionally, notoginseng is effective in addressing sores and abscesses, making it an essential component in traditional herbal formulations aimed at promoting healing and recovery.

Chinese Name	三七
Chinese Pinyin	Sanqi
English Name	Sanchi
Latin Pharmaceutical Name	Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma
Category	Roots and rhizomes
Origin	The dried root and rhizome of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H.Chen.(Araliaceae)
Production Regions	Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Wenshan of Yunnan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan.
Macroscopic Features	Root is sub-conical or cylindrical, 1~6cm lone, 1~4cm diameter. Externally grayish-yellow or grayish-brown, with intermittent longitudinal wrinkles and lateral root scars. Apex has stem scar, surrounding with verruca. Heavy in weight, firm texture, fractured surface is grayish-green, yellowish-green or grayish-white, cortex and xylem are relatively easily split apart, xylem is slightly radial arranged. faint odor, bitter with a sweet aftertaste.
Quality Requirements	Superior medicinal material has round head, large and full size, dry body, heavy weight, firm texture, grayish-black fractured surface, without cracks.
Properties	Sweet, slightly bitter, warm.
Functions	Stops bleeding, disperses blood, calms pain. Apply to swelling and pain from injury, chest impediment and pain, abdominal mass, blood stasis and amenorrhea, dysmenorrheal, postpartum yin stasis and abdominal pain, sore and abscess swelling pain.
Technical Terms	‘Copper skin’: This refers to a grayish-yellow color seen on the outer skin of san qi, which is similar to the color of copper. ‘Iron bone’: This refers to the central, inner core of the medicinal material, which is iron-colored and hard like bone. It is heavy and solid and does not break easily. ‘Nail head’: This refers to the numerous scars of lateral roots that from small protuberances on the upper portion of the medicinal material; they are also called ‘breasts (ru bao)’.