Tianqi, also known as Sanqi, was called "gold does not change" by Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacist in Ming Dynasty. Panax notoginseng is a pearl in Chinese herbal medicine. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica, a pharmaceutical work in the Qing Dynasty: "Ginseng is the first to tonify qi, and Sanqi is the first to tonify blood, which has the same taste, so it is called Sanqi, which is the most precious of Chinese herbal medicines." The famous Chinese patent medicines "Yunnan Baiyao" and "Pien Tze Huang" are made of notoginseng as the main raw material. Generally, it is excavated in the winter of the third year after planting and in the late summer and early autumn. Remove fibrous roots, expose to the sun until semi-dry, rub, expose to the sun again, repeat several times, put in sacks, and add wax to polish. In addition, the flowers and leaves of the same plant can also be used as medicine and tea.
Panax notoginseng is a perennial herb of Araliaceae. It was named Sanqi because it was dug three to seven years after sowing. Each plant has three petioles and each petiole has seven leaves. Its stems, leaves and flowers can be used as medicine. Notoginseng is widely distributed in Yunnan, and almost all areas are planted at altitudes of 1.200m and1.700m.. Among them, counties in Wenshan Prefecture are the main producing areas, and Sanqi has been planted in Yanshan, Maguan and Xichou counties of this state for 300 to 400 years.
Panax notoginseng can be divided into three categories: Panax notoginseng flower, Panax notoginseng head (Panax notoginseng) and Panax notoginseng root, all of which are of high value in traditional Chinese medicine.
Sanqihua: Picked in August every year, it is the most valuable Chinese herbal medicine in the whole Sanqi pearl. The highest content of Panax notoginseng soap exceeds 65438 03%. Of course, the longer the years, the better. For example, three-year flowers and four-year flowers are mainly used to lower blood pressure and blood fat.
Notoginseng Radix: Powder ground from the head of Notoginseng Radix, whose medicinal value is second only to that of Notoginseng Radix. Mainly used for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Panax notoginseng head: the root and head of Panax notoginseng, whose medicinal value is second only to that of Panax notoginseng flower, is mainly used for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Panax notoginseng root: planted in the soil of Panax notoginseng, it tastes bitter and cool. Its main functions are regulating qi, astringing and reducing swelling. Treat dysentery, diarrhea, laryngitis, strain, traumatic injury, swelling and pain.
The efficacy and function of Tianqi
Warm in nature, sweet in taste and slightly bitter. Remove blood stasis, stop bleeding, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Used for hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, traumatic hemorrhage, chest and abdomen tingling, traumatic swelling and pain.
1, stop bleeding and replenish blood
Stop bleeding, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; Promote blood cell metabolism, balance and regulate blood cells.
2. Prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Dilate blood vessels, lower blood pressure, improve microcirculation, increase blood flow, regulate blood sugar in two directions, reduce blood lipid and cholesterol, inhibit arteriosclerosis, and prevent and treat cardiac ischemia and hypoxia.
Step 3 stay healthy
Promote the synthesis of protein, ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), regulate the central nervous system in two ways, improve brain power and enhance learning and memory ability.
4. Improve immunity
It has the function of immunomodulator, which can make the immune response too high or too low return to normal, but does not interfere with the normal immune response of the body.
5, liver protection, anti-inflammatory
The main effective component of anti-inflammation is saponin, mainly panaxadiol saponin.
Nutritional value of panax notoginseng
It mainly contains saponins, flavonoid glycosides, amino acids and so on. The hemostatic active ingredient is notoginseng acid.
Tianqi's acquisition
1. Notoginseng is a precious medicinal material, and there are many fakes. Pay attention to identification when buying it.
2. There are many folk herbs called "Sanqi" or "Primary Sanqi", such as Chrysanthemum and Sedum. , should not be mixed with genuine Sanqi.
It is best to be dry, big, heavy, firm, with smooth skin and gray-green or gray-black cross section.
Tianqi's storage
Keep it in a cool and dry place.
Edible method of panax notoginseng
Panax notoginseng medicated diet: under the guidance of TCM theory, Panax notoginseng with nourishing and health-care functions, good taste and no toxic and side effects is compatible with related Chinese medicines and foods, and after careful cooking, it is a delicious food that can prevent and treat diseases, called Panax notoginseng medicated diet. Panax notoginseng medicated diet "has medicine in food", which not only takes medicine as food, but also endows food with medicine. Medicine depends on food, and food helps medicine. It not only has nutritional value, but also has the effects of preventing and treating diseases, keeping fit and prolonging life. Therefore, Panax notoginseng medicated diet is different from the general prescription of Chinese medicine and the general diet, and it is a special diet with both medicinal effects and delicious taste. It can make users feel a kind of enjoyment psychologically, in which the body is nourished and the disease is treated.