Is Notoginseng the same as Tianqi? One article explains the relationship between the two
Notoginseng is a perennial upright herbaceous plant of the genus Panax in the family Araliaceae, with its root used as medicine. It is warm in nature and pungent in taste, with remarkable effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It has the fine reputations of "Jinbuhuan" (Not for Exchange with Gold) and "Southern Divine Herb." Because its effective active substances are also higher than and more numerous than those of ginseng, modern pharmacologists of traditional Chinese medicine have also called it the "King of Ginseng." Let us take a look below at whether Notoginseng is Tianqi!
Is Notoginseng Tianqi?
Notoginseng is Tianqi. Notoginseng is also known as Tianqi, Jinbuhuan, Shen Sanqi, 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 precious traditional Chinese medicine, with effects of stopping bleeding, breaking blood and dispersing stasis, reducing inflammation and relieving pain, and tonifying the body. It is a major medicine for treating traumatic injuries, and its flowers and leaves also have heat-clearing effects.
Medicinal value of Notoginseng
[Nature and taste] Sweet and slightly bitter in taste, 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, hemafecia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, traumatic bleeding, 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 wounds and arrow injuries, falls, cane wounds, and uncontrollable bleeding, chew it thoroughly and apply, or grind it into powder and sprinkle it on, and the bleeding stops immediately. It also treats hematemesis, epistaxis, bloody stool, bloody dysentery, unstoppable uterine bleeding and menstruation, retention of lochia after childbirth, blood-related dizziness and blood pain, red eyes, carbuncle swelling, tiger bites, snake bites, and various diseases.
2. "Bencao Qiuzhen": 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. "Bencao Congxin": Disperses blood and relieves pain. Treats hematemesis, epistaxis, bloody dysentery, blood flooding, red eyes, and carbuncle swelling.
Medicinal selected formulas of 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, break it open, 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 hemoptysis, also to treat hematemesis and epistaxis, and to regulate blood stasis and blood in urine and stool: three qian of Huaruishi (calcined and retained nature), two qian of Notoginseng, one qian of Xueyu (calcined and retained 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 after mixing with rice washing water.
5. To treat large intestine bleeding: grind Notoginseng into powder, mix one or two qian with light white wine and take. Adding five fen into Siwu Decoction 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, each in equal parts. Grind into powder, and take with warm wine. Or sprinkle it on.
9. To stop bleeding: ginseng Notoginseng, white wax, frankincense, Jiangxiang, dragon's blood, Wubei, and oyster, each in equal parts. Do not pass through fire; grind into powder. Apply it.
10. To treat unnamed carbuncle swelling with unceasing pain: grind Shanqi and mix with rice vinegar and apply. If it has already ruptured, grind into powder and apply dry.
11. Hematemesis and unceasing 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 with rice washing water.
13. Large intestine bleeding: grind Notoginseng finely, mix one to two qian with light white wine and take; three doses can cure it.
14. Women's blood flooding: grind Notoginseng finely, mix one to two qian with light white wine 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. Unnamed carbuncle swelling with unceasing pain: grind Notoginseng root and mix with rice vinegar and apply. If the carbuncle has already ruptured, 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.