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Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen ex C. Y. Wu et K.m. Feng
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English Name |
Pseudo‐ginseng, |
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Latin name |
Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen ex C. Y. Wu et K.m. Feng |
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Family & Genus |
Araliaceae, Panax |
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Description |
Perennial herbaceous, 20-60cm tall. Fleshy and stout taproot, cylindrical, spindle shaped or inverted cone-shaped, with verrucose branching. Stem erect solitary, no branching. Palmately compound leaves 3-6 whorled stem end; petiole 4-11.5cm long; fascioled stipules acicular; membranous leaflets usually 5-7, rare 3 or 9, 5-15cm long, 2-5cm wide, obovate-oblong to oblong, apex acuminate, base asymmetric, nearly round, margin densely serrulate, teeth end has fine bristles, sparse bristles along veins on both side. Umbel solitary terminal, 3-4cm in diam; 80-100 flowers per inflorescence, pubescent peduncle 13-30cm long; flowers small, usually bisexual, pedicel base scaly with bracts; dentate calyx 5; yellowish green petals 5, ovate-oblong; stamens 5, filaments long and thin, anthers elliptic; inferior ovary, 2 chambers, upper style separates into 2, flower disk slightly concave or flat. Berry-like drupes nearly reniform, 6-9cm long, red when mature. Flat spherical seeds 1-3, white. Flowering: June to August, fruiting: August to October. |
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Distribution |
Growing under hillside trees. Can be cultivated. Distributed in Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan or Guangxi and etc. The medicinal materials are mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangxi and etc. |
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Part Used |
Medical part: roots. Chinese name: Sanqi. |
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Harvest & Processing |
Excavated before blossom in autumn, washed, separated taproots, rootlets and stem base and dried. |
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Chemistry |
Mainly contains saponins (e.g. ginsenoside Rb1, Rg1, Rg2). |
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Pharmacology |
Hemostasis, blood-circulation simulating, anti-heart, brain, liver ischemia, coronary-heart-disease curing, anti-inflammatory, toxin-relieving, blood-glucose and lipid reducing. |
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Properties & Actions |
Sweet, little bitter, warm. Sweet, little bitter, warm.Dissipating stasis and relieving hemorrhage, dispersing swelling and relieving pain. |
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Indications & Usage |
Used for empsyxis, hematemesis, non-traumatic hemorrhage, hemafecia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, hemorrhage caused by trauma, thoracic and abdominal prickly pain, swelling pains from falls.Oral administration: decocting, 3-9g; powdered, 1-3g per time; or made as pills. External application: appropriate amount, extracted juice or powdered for application. Use with care in case of pregnancy. |
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Examples |
1. Hematemesis, non-traumatic hemorrhage: Pseudo‐ginseng 3g, chew, and swallow with rice water.
2. Hemostasis: notoginseng, white wax, boswellin, rosewood, Chinese dragon's blood, Chinese gallnut and oyster in equal amounts. Do not burn on fire, grind into a powder, and apply externally. |
| Link to |
 Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database
Phytochemical Image Database
Chinese Medicine Specimen Database
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