What is the difference in effects between Panax notoginseng flowers and Panax notoginseng powder?

Panax notoginseng flowers and Panax notoginseng powder are both very common traditional Chinese medicinal materials. Panax notoginseng flowers are the unopened flower buds of Panax notoginseng that has grown for more than two years, and there are certain differences from Panax notoginseng powder. So what are the differences in effects between Panax notoginseng flowers and Panax notoginseng powder?

1. Differences in effects

1. Panax notoginseng flowers: mainly used for clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling the blood, lowering blood pressure, regulating lipids, immune regulation, promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians, health preservation and anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. They have significant effects such as calming the liver, eliminating phlegm, relieving asthma, analgesia and sleep aid, dilating coronary arteries, anti-allergy, and detoxifying and beautifying the skin.

2. Panax notoginseng powder: Panax notoginseng functions to nourish the blood, remove blood stasis and damage, and stop bleeding and epistaxis. It can both unblock and tonify. Among these, Panax notoginseng flowers have the best effects and are the most precious among prescription medicines. Taken raw, Panax notoginseng removes blood stasis and generates new blood, lowers blood pressure, lowers blood lipids, and has the advantages of stopping bleeding without leaving blood stasis and moving blood without harming new blood; cooked Panax notoginseng powder can nourish the body.

2. Different methods of use

1. Panax notoginseng flowers: commonly brewed with boiling water and drunk as tea. They are also sometimes used to stir-fry meat.

2. Panax notoginseng powder: generally taken directly with warm boiled water, or processed into cooked Panax notoginseng powder for consumption. Making it into medicinal meals is also a good choice.

3. Dietary contraindications

In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that Panax notoginseng is cool in nature and sweet in taste, and after consumption has effects such as lowering blood pressure and clearing heat and detoxifying. In addition, after entering the body, Panax notoginseng can inhibit our central nervous system, thus having a certain sedative and calming effect. In daily life, if the body experiences high blood pressure, dizziness, or acute pharyngitis, it is recommended to soak Panax notoginseng flowers in water and drink it, as this can effectively promote the body's recovery to health. However, women cannot take it during menstruation or during a cold, and the dosage taken also requires special attention.