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Sanqi Roots (Panax notoginseng)

Sanqi Roots (Panax notoginseng)
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Sanqi Roots (Panax notoginseng)
Reference : R-010
*Common name: Notoginseng roots, sanqi roots, tianqi, sanchi.
*Botanical name: Panax notoginseng.
*Size: extra 20pcs/500g, 30pcs/500g, 40pcs/500g, 60pcs/500g, 80pcs/500g, 100-120pcs/500g.
*Form: whole roots, powdered roots or extract (active ingredient: ginsenosides)
*Description:
It is classified in Chinese medicine as warm in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste, and nontoxic. The dose in decoction for clinical use is 5-10 g. It can be ground to powder for swallowing directly or taking mixed with water: the dose in that case is usually is 1-3 grams. In the Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica, 1596 A.D.) it is stated: "On account of the fact that sanqi is a herb belonging to the blood phase of the yang ming and jue yin meridians, it can treat all diseases of the blood." Notoginseng is a herb that has been used in China quite extensively since the end of the 19th century. It has acquired a very favorable reputation for treatment of blood disorders, including blood stasis, bleeding, and blood deficiency. 
*Chemical components:
Like P. ginseng, P. quinquefolius and P. vietnamensis, notoginseng contains dammarane-type ginsenosides as the major constituents. Dammarane type ginsenosides includes 2 classifications: the 20(S)-protopanaxadiol (ppd) and 20(S)-protopanaxatriol (ppt) classifications. P. notoginseng contains high levels of Rb1, Rd (ppd classification) and Rg1 (ppt classification) ginsenosides. Rb1, Rd and Rg1 content of P. notoginseng is found to be higher than that of P. ginseng and P. quinquefolius in one study.
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