Is Notoginseng the same as Tianqi? Here comes the latest analysis

Notoginseng (Panax notoginseng) is a perennial erect herbaceous plant of the genus Panax in the family Araliaceae. Its root is used as medicine; it is warm in nature and pungent in taste, with notable effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It enjoys the reputation of “Jinbuhuan” (not exchangeable for gold) and “Southern Divine Herb”. Because its effective active substances are also higher in content and more numerous than those of ginseng, it is also called the “King of Ginsengs” by modern pharmacologists of traditional Chinese medicine. Now let us take a look together at whether Notoginseng is Tianqi!

Is Notoginseng Tianqi?

Notoginseng is Tianqi. Notoginseng is also known as Tianqi, Jinbuhuan, Shensanqi, etc. It is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places, and mostly grows in areas at an altitude of 1200-1800 m. The rhizome and fleshy root of Notoginseng are a precious traditional Chinese medicine, with the effects of stopping bleeding, breaking blood and dispersing stasis, reducing inflammation and relieving pain, and nourishing. It is a main medicine for treating traumatic injuries, and its flowers and leaves also have a heat-clearing effect.

Medicinal value of Notoginseng

[Nature and taste] Sweet in taste, slightly bitter, warm in nature.

[Meridian tropism] Enters the liver and stomach meridians.

[Effects] Disperses stasis and stops bleeding, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Used for hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, bloody stool, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, bleeding from external injuries, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, swelling and pain from falls, and other conditions.

1. Compendium of Materia Medica: Stops bleeding, disperses blood and relieves pain. For metal weapon and arrow wounds, falls, staff wounds and sores with unstoppable bleeding, chew it thoroughly and apply, or grind it into powder and dust it on, and the bleeding will stop. It also treats hematemesis, epistaxis, bloody stool, bloody dysentery, abnormal uterine bleeding with incessant menstruation, postpartum retention of lochia, blood dizziness and blood pain, red eyes, carbuncle swelling, tiger bites and snake bites, and various diseases.

2. Ben Cao Qiu Zhen: Specifically enters the liver and stomach, and also enters the heart and large intestine. Also called Shanqi. Li Shizhen said that some say it can heal metal wounds, like lacquer sticking to objects.

3. Ben Cao Cong Xin: Disperses blood and relieves pain, treats hematemesis, epistaxis, bloody dysentery, blood collapse, red eyes and carbuncle swelling.

Medicinal formulas for Notoginseng

1. To treat hematemesis and epistaxis: one qian of Shanqi, chew it yourself, and take it with rice water.

2. To treat hematemesis: take one egg, open it, mix with one qian of Notoginseng powder, a small cup of lotus root juice, and half a small cup of aged wine, stew it over water until cooked, and eat it.

3. To treat coughing blood, and also to treat vomiting blood and epistaxis, regulate blood stasis and blood in urine and stool: three qian of Huaruishi (calcined and retaining its nature), two qian of Notoginseng, one qian of Xueryu (calcined and retaining its nature), grind together into fine powder, divide into two doses, and take with boiled water.

4. To treat dysentery and bloody dysentery: three qian of Notoginseng, grind into powder, and take mixed with rice washing water.

5. To treat bloody stool from the large intestine: grind Notoginseng into powder, mix with mild white liquor one to two qian and take. Adding five fen into Siwu Tang is also acceptable.

6. To treat excessive postpartum bleeding: grind Notoginseng into powder, and take one qian with rice water.

7. To treat red eyes, in very severe cases: grind Notoginseng root into juice and apply around the eyes.

8. To treat knife wounds and close the wound: good Longgu, elephant skin, dragon's blood, ginseng Notoginseng, frankincense, myrrh, and Jiangxiang powder in equal parts. Grind into powder, take with warm wine. Or dust it on.

9. To stop bleeding: ginseng Notoginseng, white wax, frankincense, Jiangxiang, dragon's blood, Wubei, and oyster in equal parts. Do not pass through fire; grind into powder. Apply it.

10. To treat nameless carbuncle swelling with unceasing pain: grind Shanqi and mix with rice vinegar and apply. If already broken, grind into powder and apply dry.

11. Hematemesis and unstoppable bleeding: use one qian of Notoginseng, chew it thoroughly in the mouth, and take with rice water.

12. Red dysentery and bloody dysentery: use three qian of Notoginseng, grind finely, and take flushed with rice washing water.

13. Bloody stool from the large intestine: grind Notoginseng finely, mix with mild white liquor one to two qian and take; three doses can cure it.

14. Women's blood collapse: grind Notoginseng finely, mix with mild white liquor one to two qian and take; three doses can cure it.

15. Severe red eyes: grind Notoginseng root into juice and apply around the eyes; it is very effective.

16. Nameless carbuncle swelling with unceasing pain: grind Notoginseng root and mix with rice vinegar and apply. If the carbuncle has already broken, grind Notoginseng finely and apply dry.

17. Tiger bites and insect injuries: grind Notoginseng finely, take three qian per dose, and take with rice water. Also take Notoginseng, chew it and apply it to the injured area.