Although "three sevens" is good, not everyone can obey

Sanqi is a familiar Chinese medicine, and there is a folk saying that Sanqi is "raw and cooked". "Sheng" refers to the use of sanchi, and "elimination" means that sheng sanqi can stop bleeding and activate blood, disperse stasis and reduce swelling. "Cooked" refers to the familiar use of Panax notoginseng, and "supplement" refers to the effects of cooked Sanchi to replenish blood, tonify fitness and improve human immunity. Folk also have the saying that eating three seven powder can remove spots, so many women take it as a beauty saint. Are these statements correct?

The ancient book "The Medicine of the Highest Quality" is contained

Panax notoginseng is the dried root and rhizome of the pentagram family Trichiocarpus. It also has some customary names such as ginseng sanchi, mountain lacquer, field lacquer, ginseng sanqi, called jin bu chang in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", and called blood ginseng in the "Outline of Medical Forest". According to the name in the medical book, it can be seen that in ancient times, Sanqi was already a high-quality medicine. In the "New Edition of Materia Medica", it is recorded that "three seven roots, the divine medicine for hemostasis." Regardless of the upper, middle and lower blood, those who have crossed the outside, blindly use it alone, and it is more divine to add it to the blood tonic medicine. ”

The main components of Panax notoginseng are saponins, volatile oils, flavonoids, etc. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that saponins are its main pharmacologically active ingredients. Sanqi Gong is good at stopping bleeding, and good at dissolving stasis, with the length of hemostasis without leaving stasis, dissolving stasis without hurting the righteous qi, and is used for the treatment of bleeding evidence; good at activating blood stasis and reducing swelling and pain, for the treatment of bruises and bruises, it is known as the holy medicine of golden sores and cane sores, used for the treatment of stasis certificates; good at reducing swelling and pain, dispelling stasis and regenerating, for the treatment of sores and carbuncles; it can also be combined with other drugs for the treatment of unstable angina, cerebral white matter damage in premature infants, diabetic foot and other diseases.

Sanchi as a traditional Chinese medicine drinking tablet, its preparation method is net, that is, the medicinal materials are washed, moistened, thinly sliced, dried, and sieved to remove the dust; sanchi powder is milled into a fine powder after the sanchi pure system; therefore, there is no raw and cooked saying in clinical use.

Blindly follow caution against health damage

The question is, is it suitable for anyone to take Panax notoginseng?

First of all, pregnant women should not take it. "Materia Medica" records that "it can damage new blood, do not use it if there is no stasis"; in "Matching Materia Medica", it is recorded that "blood deficiency vomiting, blood fever delusional practitioners are prohibited". Hemothermal delusion refers to the symptoms of bleeding manifested by heat entering the blood and damaging the blood network.

Secondly, although sanchi is good, it cannot be taken as a health care product, let alone overdosed, and it needs to be decided by the doctor after dialectical treatment whether it is necessary to take and choose the appropriate dose. As a therapeutic drug, the dosage of Panax notoginseng is 3-9 grams for internal administration, and the dosage of Panax notoginseng powder is 1-3 grams; for external use, it is appropriate.

It is also necessary to remind everyone that there is a taste of medicine Chrysanthemum, also known as soil three seven, although there are similarities with three seven in efficacy, all have the effect of dispersing stasis, reducing swelling and pain, clearing heat and detoxification, but from different families of plants, more importantly, because "Chrysanthemum Three Seven" has liver toxicity, which may lead to liver damage, causing intrahepatic venole endothelial damage, and then appear small vein occlusion, medically known as hepatic sinus obstruction syndrome, clinically the main manifestation is liver cell liquefaction necrosis to varying degrees, late visible liver fibrosis, patients with hepatic large, right upper quadrant pain, Symptoms such as ascites and jaundice, once formed, are often irreversible and eventually develop liver failure or refractory ascites.

Therefore, it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the purchase of three seven, especially the three seven powder, must go to the regular pharmacy, online pharmacy or hospital to buy, do not buy in tourist attractions or online stores.

As introduced above, everyone should have a certain understanding of Sanqi. Each Chinese medicine has its efficacy, indications, and there are suitable and unsuitable people, so it is recommended that the public ask themselves "can I use it" before taking any medicine, consult a doctor or pharmacist, and do not blindly follow the crowd. (Xi Yan, Deputy Director of pharmacy department of Longhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Source: Wen Wei Po