Do you know anything about the efficacy and function of Sanqi? Fully unveil the mystery of all branches of panax notoginseng

At present, most of Wenshan Panax Notoginseng sold in the market are primary agricultural products, and there are few intact Wenshan Panax Notoginseng sold in the market, so many people know little about Panax Notoginseng plants. When they meet the true face of Panax notoginseng, it is normal that they can't identify or distinguish the parts of Panax notoginseng well! This paper leads everyone to correctly understand the whole plant of Panax notoginseng.

As can be seen from the above figure, the whole plant of Panax notoginseng is mainly composed of roots, leaves, flowers, red seeds, cuttings (reed heads), main roots (Panax notoginseng heads), hairy roots and three or seven big roots (branches). Let's look at the various parts of Panax notoginseng:

Panax notoginseng flowers are umbrella-shaped and grow at the top of the stem of Panax notoginseng. It consists of many small stamens. The number of stamens is related to the age of Panax notoginseng. Generally speaking, there are 50-220 florets in biennial inflorescences and as many as 280 florets in triennial inflorescences. Usually, only one flower of Panax notoginseng is green. Panax notoginseng usually germinates in June-July every year, and blooms and bears fruit in August-65438+1October. Three-year-old panax notoginseng is more effective than two-year-old panax notoginseng. Panax notoginseng is cool, sweet and bitter, and has the effects of clearing away heat, lowering blood pressure, calming the liver and calming the nerves. Sanqihua is usually brewed with boiling water.

The fruits and seeds of panax notoginseng, commonly known as red seeds of panax notoginseng, are kidney-shaped or spherical, and a few are three-branched. Kidney-shaped fruit has 1-2 seeds, and trident fruit has 3 seeds. Immature fruits are green, gradually becoming purple and vermilion, and finally becoming bright red, and very few are yellow and shiny. Panax notoginseng began to blossom and bear fruit at the age of two, and the seeds matured after 10 months. Usually, biennial Panax notoginseng blooms, bears fruit and matures later, while triennial Panax notoginseng blooms, bears fruit and matures earlier.

The stems and leaves of Panax notoginseng keep a certain shape, which can transport nutrients and water absorbed by roots from soil to leaves for photosynthesis, and at the same time transport nutrients produced by photosynthesis to roots and store nutrients. Therefore, the stem of Panax notoginseng has the physiological function of supporting, transporting and storing nutrients, and is one of the important organs of Panax notoginseng. Panax notoginseng leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis. It can synthesize nutrients and water absorbed by roots into organic substances needed for the growth of Panax notoginseng through photosynthesis. The stems and leaves of Panax notoginseng can be used as Chinese patent medicine.

Panax notoginseng is located between the main root and the aboveground stem of Panax notoginseng, which plays the role of transporting, storing nutrients and supporting stems and leaves. Notoginseng incision stores a lot of nutrients and water for the aboveground growth of Notoginseng, and it is also the main storage place for the effective components of Notoginseng. The diced Panax Notoginseng has a high content of total saponins and is often used by pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies to extract total saponins of Panax Notoginseng.

The taproot of Panax notoginseng, also called tuberous root, is spindle-shaped and is the main medicinal part of Panax notoginseng. Because of the different soil structure and texture of Panax notoginseng, the taproot of Panax notoginseng usually has two types: conical (commonly known as Tuanqi and Geqi) and radish-shaped (commonly known as radish-shaped), and its size increases with the growth years of Panax notoginseng. It is harvested every year11-65438+February, and the growth period is generally three years. One-year-old Panax notoginseng is called seed strip, which generally has no medicinal value and does not bloom, so it is used for transplanting. Two-year-old Sanqi is called two-year-old seven, which is slightly older than one-year-old seven; Three-year notoginseng is called three-year seven, and it takes three years for Sanqi to reach the medicinal standard. Usually, people know that Sanqi refers to the main root of Sanqi. The sun-dried main root Wenshan, commonly known as "Toutou", generally needs to be crushed into Panax notoginseng or minced powder for stewing chicken, and it is also the raw material for pharmaceutical companies to extract saponins.

Sanqi branch root Sanqi branch root, also known as lateral root and big root, is a thick branch on the root. Sun-dried branches are commonly called "tendons".

Panax notoginseng fibrous root, also known as hairy root, mainly plays the role of absorbing water and nutrients in the soil. Generally, after washing and drying, it is eaten in soup with chicken, ribs and other ingredients.

Conclusion: The whole plant of Wenshan Panax notoginseng can be eaten, but it is taken in different ways. Usually, leaves, stems and cuttings are used in pharmaceutical factories or to extract raw materials. Usually, the flowers of Panax notoginseng and the main roots of Panax notoginseng (commonly known as Panax notoginseng heads) can be taken for initial processing, while the roots (branches and fibrous roots) of Panax notoginseng are generally not effective. So! Be careful when buying and choose the products you need!

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