Sanqi , Tianqi (Panax notoginseng)

parts of plant used: roots, herbs

Clinical Effect

* Coronary disease. Arteria coronary stretch, reducing barriers and coronary blood pressure, coronary blood flow, speed, improve microsirculates heart muscle so commonly used for treat angina pectoris.
* Hemoptysis (coughing blood). Herbs powder (6-9 g) 2-3 x day cure coughing blood result of bronchiectasis (dilation local bronchus), lungs, Tubercolosis, abses lungs. Hemostatic Effect occurred in 5 days (n = 10).

* Hematuria. Herbal powders (0.9-1.5 g) 3-4 x per day, usually cured in 3 days (n = 39).

* Bleeding intra-okuler. Herbal sterile solution 2-10% dropping on the eyes, blood's accumulated lost in 1-6 days (n = 12).

* Dislipidemia. Clofibrate and sanqi effects similar decrease in cholesterol and Triglyceride (n = 57), the difference, sanqi not cause interference hepar or SGPT increase.

* SGPT and Plasma protein. Herbal powder (1 g) 3x a day for 1 month, lower increase in GPT and the improvement of plasma protein (n = 45).

* Head injury. 3 g herb powder, 2-3x a day, for 3-10 days (21 days max) to improve cerebral circulation, remove spinal fluid from the blood, relieve udem brain. 75% effectiveness.

* Nefritis acute. For their cases early, metanol herbal extracts (20 mg / 2 ml) in 50 ml dextrose 50% (iv) once a day for 2-4 weeks, produce a good effect of therapy (n = 12). During therapy, patients also were given antibiotics.

Adverse effect of P. notoginseng

* Dosage 1-1.5 g (po) usually does not cause side effects, but many patients experience nausea, often VoMiT, epistaxis (nosebleed), bleeding gums, menoragia (more menstrual bleeding). However, the effect is lost in itself, or if the dose is revealed.
* Giving cause i.m. injection site pain.
* Dosage 5 g (po) affect the heart conduction system.