Panax Notoginseng
Panax Notoginseng belongs to the family of ginseng plants and is well-known as a hemostatic herb that invigorates and builds up blood cells. The herb is also referred to as 田七 (Tián qī ) in Chinese, Tienchi ginseng, San qi or Sanchi, three-seven root, and Mountain paint. In Latin, the herbal name means "cure-all,“

Notoginseng grows naturally in China and Japan. The herb is a perennial with dark green leaves branching from a stem with a red cluster of berries in the middle. It is both cultivated and gathered from wild forests, with wild plants being the most valuable. The Chinese refer to it as "three-seven root" because the plant has three branches with seven leaves each. It is also said that the root should be harvested between three and seven years after planting it.

It is classified in Chinese medicine as warm in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste, and nontoxic. It can be ground to powder for swallowing directly or taking mixed with water

According to The Materia Medica (本草綱目), 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."

Therapeutic Usage
Notoginseng is a herb that has been used in the Orient quite extensively since the end of the 19th century. It has acquired a favorable reputation for treatment of blood disorders, including blood stasis, bleeding and blood deficiency. It is the largest ingredient in 云南白药 (Yunnan Bai Yao), a famous hemostatic proprietary herbal remedy that was notably used to deal with wounds during the Vietnam War.

Orally, Panax Notoginseng is used as a hemostatic, for vomiting and coughing up blood, blood in the urine or stool, nosebleed, and hemorrhagic disease. It is also used to relieve pain, and to reduce swelling, blood cholesterol, and blood pressure. Panax pseudoginseng is also used for angina, dizziness, and acute sore throat.

Topically, Panax Notoginseng is used to stop bleeding (yunan baiyao).

In combination with seven other herbs (PC-SPES), Panax Notoginseng is used to treat prostate cancer.