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Tienchi Ginseng:

Panax notoginseng is a species of the genus Panax, and it is commonly referred to in English as Chinese ginseng or notoginseng. In Chinese it is called tiánqī, tienchi ginseng, sānqī or sanchi, three-seven root, and mountain plant. P. notoginseng belongs to the same scientific genus as Asian ginseng. It is a medicinal plant cultivated in the Southern Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Yunnan, where it\’s called tien chi or san chi. One of its other popular names, jin bu huan, means “more valuable than gold”, which attests to the priceless reputation of this ginseng variety.

Active constituents

Tienchi is traditionally used to reduce bleeding and resolve bruising. It helps to disperse swelling, alleviate pain and enhance blood and Qi flow to areas of Blood stagnation or stasis, as often occurs in soft tissue injury to muscles, tendons and ligaments. Tienchi helps to improve exercise performance, and in conjunction with regular exercise and a balanced diet, may assist healthy weight loss management.

Therapeutic benefits

The haemostatic effect (ability to stop bleeding) both internally and externally, without causing blood stasis, is one of the most important benefits of tienchi ginseng. It also has the ability to promote normal circulation, assists in the dispersal of congealed blood and enhances the resorption of blood clots. The haemostatic effect can also assist a wider range of bleeding conditions than soft tissue injury and bruising. Tienchi ginseng can help stop vomiting and the coughing of blood, nosebleed, as well as gastrointestinal and urogenital bleeding such as occurs with gastric ulcers, Crohn’s disease and menorrhagia (excessive menstrual bleeding). Tienchi ginseng also reduces associated swelling and helps alleviates pain in the affected organ. Following injury or surgery, tienchi ginseng helps relieve bleeding, pain, inflammation, swelling and contusion (bruising). Tienchi ginseng is more than an anti-trauma remedy for the treatment of soft tissue injuries; it\’s an all-round sports medicine that can be used for pre-treatment and recovery from injury or surgery.

Herbal Actions :

• Antihemorrhagic – Substance that reduces or stops bleeding when taken internally
• Cardioprotective – Substance that protects cardiac tissue against hypoxia ( oxygen deficiency) and decreases  risk of heart damage
• Anti Inflammatory – Substance that reduces inflammation
• Antiarrhythmic – Substance that prevents or is effective against arrhythmias ,which are any variations from normal rhythm or rate of the heart beat
• Hypocholesterolemic – Substance that reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood

Potential Indications:

Hemoptysis

Hematuria, nose bleeds

Angina pectoris

High blood cholesterol

Hemorrhage,hematemesis ,melena, abnormal uterine bleeding

Injury from trauma ,especially with hematoma ,swelling and bruising

Sharp pains in chest and abdomen

Contraindications ;

Pregnancy ,according to TCM

Warnings and Precautions:

None required

Interactions:

None known

Use in Pregnancy and Lactation :

Contraindicated in pregnancy

Side Effects:

None expected if taken within recommended dose range

Rosemarie

Natuopath ,Herbalist ,Iridologist

References below:

A clinic guide to blending liquid herbs Kerry Bone

History and uses of the tienchi ginseng plant