Notoginseng:The Miracle Root for the Preservation of Life.,the No.1 Blood Precious Tonic and more.Panax Notoginseng Extract
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Data and identification of Panax notoginseng.
- .Botanical Description of Panax notoginseng.
- .Name Origin and Legend:SanQi,Panax Notoginseng.
- .Panax Notoginseng:Constituents and Phytochemicals.
- .How Notoginseng works.
- .Panax notoginseng Remedy For.
- .Other benefits tips and pharmacology of Notoginseng proved.
- .Scientific studies of Panax notoginseng.
- .How to use Panax notoginseng:dosage,cautions,etc.
- .Application Case Studies.
- .Quotes from Chinese historical sources.
- .Research update:Panax Notoginseng.
Name Origin and Legend:SanQi,Panax Notoginseng.
Name Origin of San Qi or Shan Qi:
In the south west China,Wenshan Chuang and Miao autonomy canton,different living habitat for these two nationalities:Chuang people perfer to live at water spring,Miao people prefer to host at mountain tops.Ancestors of Miao good at hunting,and chances to bleed for wound or trauma,they chaw a kind of wild grass into paste and apply to the wound where bleeding,sooner the cut been enveloped as similar effects of lacquer on things,bleeding stopped,so the ancesters of Miao call this grass as "Shan Qi"(Qi means lacquer).
So the pass and devolution of this miracle herb in folk generation by generation,for the similar pronounce of "Shan Qi" and "San Qi", so the written mark of "Shan Qi" as "San Qi",and the history of San Qi as herb medicine nearly a thousand years.
In the classical book Dian Nan Ben Cao by famous herbalist Lan Mao of yuman,it noted as "Tu San Qi", or "Folk San Qi",Li Shi Zhen noted "San Qi" firstly in his famous classics Ben Cao Gang Mu at year 1578,"Autonym Shan Qi,means it can cure cut of falchion or sword,similar as lacquer stick things.Thus saying recently known,another name,Jin Bu Huan (No exchange to gold),means its preciousness and values.",thus the name of "San Qi" authenticated by Dr.Li Shi Zhen.
Legend of San qi:
Ancient years,a young man named Zhang Er got a kind of disease with symptoms of bleeding from mouth and nose,no cure got although treated by many herbalists.
At one day,a herbalist with surname Tian pass the home of Zhang Er,heard this case,he took out a herb root,grind it into powder and take to Zhang Er,Zhang Er take it with water,sooner or later, bleeding stopped surprisingly.Zhang Er and his family all appreciated very much,and decided to got the seeds of this herb,and the herbalist left the seeds.
One year later,herb in garden of Zhang Er grows flourishly,It happened the single daughter of local officer got bleeding,as similar as Zhang Er before days,no ways after trying many recipes,so stick some arret on county wall:"Who can cure my daughter's bleeding,husband my daughter.".Got known of this arret,Zhang Er took his herb from home garden,grind it into powder and send to daughter of officer for taken,yet god or devil knows,a hour later,the girl died.This brings catastrophe to Zhang Er,local officer order guard bundled Zhang Er,torture him to say how he dare to poison his daughter to death,Zhang Er tells the truth he knows.Officer got this and notified to catch doctor Tian,and doctor Tian got several days later,and sentenced as murder.The day comes,doctor Tian announce his innocence loudly in air,occasionally a bigger officer pass this county and heard this,ask for details,doctor Tian explains :"This herb has good effects for many kinds of bleeding,yet we have to wait for it growing as old as 3 to 7 years old.The herb Zhang Er applied no more than 1 year,it no remedy use and could not save the girl of course.",and he got the sword then cut a wound on his leg, bleeding at once,then he took the herb, take orally and apply to the cut,bleeding stopped sooner and scab tied,people at present all astonished into no words,officer no words also and relased doctor Tian,to remind people remember this suffering and painful moralism,thus name this herb as "San Qi(3~7)",which means it must be as old as 3 to 7 years before medicinal applying.
Reference:
1.Notoginseng:The Miracle Root for the Preservation of Life.,the No.1 Blood Precious Tonic and more.Panax Notoginseng Extract




