Panax notoginseng

Panax notoginseng

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[alias] Ju San Qi, the sky is green and the earth is red,

[source] it is the whole grass or root of Senecio Compositae.

[plant morphology] Senecio chrysanthemi

Herbs perennial, up to 1 m tall. Stem erect, less branched. The leaf is oblong, irregularly feathered, 5-10 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. The flower is yellow, the marginal flower is ligulate, the disk flower is tubular, 5-toothed; the involucral bracts are in one row, with additional bracteoles at the base, like calyx. Achenes cylindrical, ribbed, with many COROLLAE.

Most of them grow on the edge of shrubs, weeds and ditches.

[collection] the whole grass was collected from June to August, and the roots were dug from August to September.

[chemical constituents] the root contains Senecio phenanthroline.

[nature and taste] common Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet: "warm, light. "

Functions and indications: common Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet: "promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. Treatment of traumatic injury, blood stasis, swelling and pain, carbuncle ulcer, breast carbuncle. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.