Can Panax notoginseng powder be taken long-term? Detailed explanation of its effects and the difference between raw and cooked
Panax notoginseng is a common medicinal herb with very powerful pharmacological effects. Therefore, more and more people are starting to make Panax notoginseng into processed products, the most common being grinding it into powder. So what health benefits and effects does Panax notoginseng powder have? Can it be taken long-term? What are the differences between cooked Panax notoginseng powder and raw Panax notoginseng powder?
1. What health benefits and effects does Panax notoginseng powder have?
1. Dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, improves microcirculation, increases blood flow, prevents and treats ischemia and hypoxia of cardiac and cerebral tissues
Panax notoginseng can dilate the blood vessels of cardiac and cerebral tissues, and while lowering blood pressure, it increases blood flow in the coronary arteries of the heart and the cerebral blood vessels, improves blood microcirculation in cardiac and cerebral tissues, significantly enhances the oxygen supply capacity to cardiac and cerebral tissue cells, and effectively prevents and treats ischemia and hypoxia conditions of cardiac and cerebral organs. In addition, Panax notoginseng can also lower blood lipids, lower cholesterol, and inhibit arteriosclerosis.
2. Promotes the synthesis of protein, ribonucleic acid (RNA), and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), strengthens the body and improves health
3. Promotes blood cell metabolism, balances and regulates blood cells
4. Bidirectionally regulates the central nervous system, improves mental capacity, and enhances learning and memory ability
The above-ground part of Panax notoginseng has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, manifesting as sedation, calming, and improvement of sleep; the underground part of Panax notoginseng can excite the central nervous system, improve mental and physical strength, and exhibits anti-fatigue properties; all parts of Panax notoginseng are beneficial for enhancing learning and memory ability, and also have a significant analgesic effect.
5. Enhances immune function, anti-tumor
Panax notoginseng can significantly increase the phagocytic capacity of macrophages, increase the lysozyme content in serum, and can restore the white blood cell count of patients with leukopenia to normal levels without affecting normal white blood cells, having the effect of regulating human immune function.
6. Stops bleeding, promotes blood circulation, and removes blood stasis
Panax notoginseng not only has good bidirectional pharmacological effects of stopping bleeding, promoting blood circulation, and removing blood stasis, but also has a significant blood-enriching effect, can promote the division and growth of various blood cells such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in the blood, increase their numbers, and maintain normal levels.
7. Protects the liver, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor
Panax notoginseng contains various substances with anticancer activity such as notoginsenosides, Panax notoginseng polysaccharides, active selenium, and β—elemene, which can kill malignant cells and protect normal cells. The anti-tumor effect of Panax notoginseng has attracted great attention from the medical community, and research on using Panax notoginseng to treat cancer has made encouraging progress.
8. Delays aging
Panax notoginseng can enhance the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), reduce lipid peroxide (LPO), and has an anti-aging effect
9. Bidirectionally regulates blood sugar, lowers blood lipids, cholesterol, and inhibits arteriosclerosis.
2. Can raw Panax notoginseng powder be taken long-term?
In fact, in appropriate amounts, raw Panax notoginseng powder can be used long-term, because raw Panax notoginseng powder has two major effects: nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation. After taking it, it can promote the softening of blood vessels, maintain a healthy vascular environment, and effectively prevent various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. For women, long-term use of Panax notoginseng powder can also nourish beauty and exert a blood-circulating effect.
3. What are the differences between raw Panax notoginseng powder and cooked Panax notoginseng powder?
1. Different functions and indications
The main effects of raw Panax notoginseng powder are stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis, lowering blood pressure, and lowering blood lipids. It mainly treats blood conditions such as traumatic blood stasis, external bleeding, postpartum dizziness due to blood loss, and vomiting blood. In addition, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, high blood lipids, and high blood pressure can appropriately take raw Panax notoginseng powder. It is used more for disease treatment. The main effects of cooked Panax notoginseng powder are enriching blood and nourishing blood, improving symptoms such as physical weakness, poor appetite, neurasthenia, excessive fatigue, blood loss, and anemia. It is more used for daily nourishment.
2. Different processing methods
The processing of raw Panax notoginseng powder is simpler than that of cooked Panax notoginseng powder; the root of Panax notoginseng is directly ground into powder. However, cooked Panax notoginseng powder requires cleaning the main root thoroughly before processing into powder, then adding vegetable oil and baking it over a gentle fire in a wok until the Panax notoginseng root turns yellow before it can be processed into powder. This process requires good control of the heat; neither a fierce fire nor too long a heating time can be used.
3. Different methods of use
The method of using raw Panax notoginseng powder is relatively simple; it can be taken with warm boiled water. For daily health care, it needs to be taken twice a day, 2 to 5 grams each time. Cooked Panax notoginseng powder has more ways to be consumed; it can not only be added to soup, but also put into milk, or an appropriate amount of Panax notoginseng powder can be added when making soup.