Red Panax notoginseng

Red Panax notoginseng

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] zuoziqi (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine), jiujieli, jiujielei, qushanbian, wugongqi, shandunqi, luoxiqi (Shaanxi traditional Chinese Medicine), luosanqi, xuesanqi (records of Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain Medicine).

[source] it is the rhizome of Polygonum capitatum.

[plant morphology] Polygonum capitatum, also known as Jiuniuzao.

Perennial herbs, 20-40 cm high, glabrous. Rhizome thick, nodose, purple brown; many fibrous roots. Stems tufted or solitary, slender, green, unbranched. The basal leaves have long stalks, 15-25 cm long; the stem leaves are alternate, the lower ones are petiolate, the upper ones gradually become sessile, the base of the petiole has 2 membranous sheaths, with obvious veins and no hairs; the leaves are ovate or broadly ovate, thin, 3-15 cm long, 1.5-9 cm wide, apex sharp, slightly curved, entire, base heart-shaped, green above, light green below, spike, terminal or terminal Axillary, total axis 3-5 cm long; florets white, diameter about 3 mm, pedicel short, base with bracteoles; perianth 5-lobed, oblong, 2-3 mm long; stamens 8, filaments linear; ovary superior, triangular, style 3, stigma capitate. Achene ovate, with 3 sharp edges, yellowish brown, glossy. The flowering period is July.

It grows under the forest or in wet places in the middle mountain area, and is often found in the yellow sand and mud. Distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places.

[collection] harvest from August to September.

[herbal medicine] the dry rhizome is nearly cylindrical, the root head is slightly thick, the appearance is brown black, rough, uneven, with nodes, there are obvious bumps on the nodes, the fibrous root is black, curly and long. It is hard, with pink to brownish red cross section. It is light and astringent.

Produced in Sichuan, Shaanxi and other places.

[chemical constituents] emodin, rhein and chrysophanol were found in roots and rhizomes.

[nature and taste] 1. Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "astringent in taste, flat in nature, non-toxic. "

② Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter taste, cool nature. "

Functions and indications: dispersing blood, stopping bleeding, promoting qi and regulating menstruation. It is used to treat traumatic injury, strain, hematemesis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and irregular menstruation.

① Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "dispersing blood and promoting qi. It is used to treat traumatic injuries and injuries. "

② Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "astringent hemostasis, activating blood circulation, regulating menstruation, relieving pain and promoting muscle regeneration. Treatment of traumatic injury, bleeding, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, irregular menstruation, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, red and white dysentery, Kashin Beck disease. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or soak wine, grind powder.

[selection] treatment of traumatic injury: Polygonum hydropiper root powder, wine delivery service. It's seven to eight yuan before dinner. (records of yam planting in Tianmu, Zhejiang)

[clinical application] treatment of Kaschin Beck disease

Slice 3 pieces of red Panax notoginseng (fresh), fry in water for 3 times, mix the juice, take it on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. Ten cases were treated, including 3 cases of Ⅰ degree, 5 cases of Ⅱ degree and 2 cases of Ⅲ degree. After treatment, the pain was alleviated and the joint activity was improved in varying degrees, but the effect was significant in the young and mild patients.