Panax notoginseng has always been a traditional and precious Chinese herbal medicine produced in Yunnan Province, and its effect of lowering blood fat and blood sugar is very remarkable. Wenshan County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province is the origin of Panax notoginseng, which has been planted for more than 400 years. Wenshan County was named as "the hometown of Sanqi specialty in China" by the hometown of China specialty.
Wenshan has a long history, ancient and magical. The special temperature from subtropical zone to temperate zone breeds many natural resources and human environment. There are more than ten nationalities living here, including Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yi and Yao. Miao ancestors who like to live in the mountains are good at hunting. When hunting, they occasionally cause traumatic bleeding, so they chew up a kind of wild grass and apply it to the traumatic bleeding place. The wound is like a painted object. It stops bleeding. Miao ancestors called this weed "mountain lacquer". This magical herb has been handed down from generation to generation among the people. Because "Mountain lacquer" is homophonic with "Sanqi", it is recorded as "Sanqi" in circulation. Wenshan is rich in Panax notoginseng, which is the origin of Panax notoginseng. Its output and quality rank first in the country, and it is known as the "hometown of Panax notoginseng".
Panax notoginseng is the dominant biological resource in wenshan city, Yunnan Province, with a planting history of more than 400 years. The territory is rich in natural resources and has convenient transportation and communication conditions. Wenshan is the origin of Notoginseng, a famous and precious Chinese herbal medicine in Yunnan, also known as Notoginseng. Panax notoginseng is a traditional and precious medicinal material produced in Yunnan, which has been praised by famous doctors in past dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen described "Sanqi" as "slightly sweet and slightly bitter, quite like the taste of ginseng", and "Yangming and Jueyin can cure various blood diseases." And praised it as "gold does not change." "Compendium of Materia Medica", a pharmaceutical work in the Qing Dynasty, says: "Ginseng is the most precious Chinese medicine, with the first benefiting qi and the third nourishing blood." Modern medical pharmacological experiments show that Panax Notoginseng Saponins (PNS) contained in Panax Notoginseng has coagulation and anticoagulation effects, can reduce blood lipid and blood pressure, and has significant effects on cardiovascular system, such as anti-arrhythmia, myocardial protection and brain injury, reducing myocardial oxygen consumption, anti-thrombosis and anti-shock.
Since 1990s, the production and planting of Panax notoginseng in Wenshan have developed healthily and steadily, and the processing industry has developed rapidly. By the end of 1999, the area of Panax notoginseng in the county had reached more than 30,000 mu, and the output was10.006 million kg, accounting for about 80% of the whole Wenshan area and 75% of the whole country. The planting of Panax notoginseng in this county has shown a large-scale and regional development trend. Wenshan County was awarded the title of "Hometown of Sanqi Specialty in China" by the Organizing Committee of China's Hometown of Specialty Promotion.
Notoginseng alias: Hua Kai Notoginseng, Ginseng Notoginseng, Tianqi, Jinbuhuan, Panlongqi.
Origin: Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and other provinces, but Panax notoginseng produced in Wenshan Prefecture of Yunnan, Jingxi County of Guangxi and Napo County has good quality and is an authentic medicinal material.
Source: the root of panax notoginseng. ) Chen Fuhui of Araliaceae.
Plant morphology: perennial herb, up to 60 cm. The rhizome is short, the stem is erect, smooth and hairless. Palmately compound leaves, long stalk, 3-4 rounds at the top of the stem; Leaflets 3-7, ovoid or oblong-obovate, with serrated edges. The umbel is terminal, and the peduncle is drawn from the center of the top of the stem, which is 20 ~ 30cm long. Flowers are small and yellow-green; Calyx 5-lobed; Petals and stamens are both 5. Drupe berry-shaped, nearly kidney-shaped, red at maturity. Seeds 1 ~ 3, oblate. The flowering period is June-August, and the fruiting period is 8-65438+1October. It is best to be dry, big, heavy, firm, with smooth skin and gray-green or gray-black cross section.
Born in the jungle on the hillside. At present, Panax Notoginseng is mostly cultivated on the downhill slope at the foot of the mountain or on the gentle slope of the mound at an altitude of 800 ~1000 m. It is harvested at the end of winter, summer and early autumn in the third year after planting. 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.
Description: The root is conical, spindle-shaped or irregular, with a length of1.5 ~ 5cm and a diameter of1.2 ~ 2cm. The surface is grayish yellow or brownish black, with waxy luster, irregular fine lines and a few horizontal lenticels; There are several broken marks of branches and roots in the upper part, and the base of rhizome remains at the top. Solid, the bark and wood are often separated after crushing; The cross section is grayish white or yellowish brown, with brown spots (resin grooves) on the epidermis. It tastes bitter and slightly sweet.
Chemical composition: contains saponins, mainly ginsenoside Rb 1, Rg 1, Rg2 and a small amount of ginsenoside Ra, Rb2, Rb and Re. In addition, it also contains flavonoid glycosides, starch, protein, oil and so on.
Nature and taste: warm, sweet and slightly bitter.
Indications: removing blood stasis, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Used for all kinds of internal and external bleeding, chest and abdomen tingling, traumatic swelling and pain. (removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain)