San Qi - 三七 - Radix Notoginseng - Radix Pseudoginseng

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix Notoginseng Radix Pseudoginseng
Common English:	Notoginseng Root Pseudoginseng Root

Category

Herbs that Regulate Blood: Herbs that Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Slightly Bitter	Warm	Liver Stomach (Large Intestine)	Decoction: 2-10g Pills and Powders:1-3g up to 3 times/day Sever Bleeding: 3-6g up to 3 times/day Tincture: 1-4ml 3-9g (decoction), 1-1.5g (powder), 3-6g (powder, if severe bleeding) (Secondary source)

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Stops bleeding and transforms Blood Stasis	Internal and external bleeding including hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, bloody dysentery, menorrhagia, and hematuria, dizziness, pain
Reduces swelling, alleviates pain and removes extravasated Blood	Traumatic injury with swelling and pain, including falls, fractures, contusions and sprains, stab wounds, pain, dizziness and post-natal Blood retention
Invigorates the Blood	Chest and abdominal pain and joint pain due to Blood Stasis Sores, carbuncles and snake and animal bites, conjunctivitis Cancer

*Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji	Calcined Ophicalcitum Duan Hua Rui Shi Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan	Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
Hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis and hematuria. Bleeding from injury to the Lung collaterals. Bleeding in the Stomach.	Hematemesis, epistaxis, excessive uterine bleeding, hemafecia and hematuria.	Heat searing the collaterals of the Lungs manifesting as chest pain and hacking cough viscous sputum streaked with dark, purplish Blood.
Four Substance Decoction Si Wu Tang	Resina Daemonoropis Xue Jie Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao	Calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Duan Long Gu Galla Chinensis Wu Bei Zi
Irregular uterine bleeding due to Blood Stasis with Blood Deficiency. Profuse postpartum or menstrual bleeding.	With warm wine for bleeding from stab wounds internally and topically.	As a poultice for trauma-induced bleeding.
Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao Moschus She Xiang Borneolum Bing Pian	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao	Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao Catechu Er Cha
Internally as a pill for bruising, swelling, inflammation and pain due to Blood Stasis from traumatic injury.	Generalized muscle pain due to ligament and muscle injuries.	Topically for ulcerated sores.
Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi	Resina Daemonoropis Xue Jie Myrrh Mo Yao Olibanum Ru Xiang Catechu Er Cha	Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan
High cholesterol.	External injuries with sores, lesions and ulcerations.	Epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematemesis or hematuria.
Rx. Codonopsis Dan Shen Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu	Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu Concha Ostreae Mu Li Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu	Grain-Based Liquor
Qi Deficiency caused by profuse hematemesis.	Chronic hemoptysis and hematemesis.	Hematochezia. General external injuries. Early-stage External injuries with no complications. (or as a powder)
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Zhi Cao Wu Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Flos Carthami Hong Hua	Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu Resina Daemonoropis Xue Jie Myrrh Mo Yao Olibanum Ru Xiang Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae Jiang Xiang	Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen Rx. Ilicis Pubescentis Mao Dong Qing
External injuries with severe bruises and pain.	External bleeding due to cuts.	Angina.
Vinegar
Topically for External injuries with suppuration.

Notes

1. The wide use of this herb comes from its ability to stop bleeding without causing Stagnation.
2. For traumatic injury, it is considered the herb of first choice.
3. Flos Pseudoginseng San Qi Hua is sweet and cool; it calms the Liver and lowers blood pressure, and it is used for hypertension and sore throat.
4. First it stops bleeding, and then it resolves blood clots.
5. In raw form, this herb is sold as Tienchi powder.
6. According to some sources, it tonifies Blood.
7. Used on its own, it can treat epistaxis, hematemesis and uterine bleeding.
8. On its own, it can also treat External bleeding with pus and ulceration, or open sores with suppuration.
9. For External injuries with open cuts, the powder is applied topically.
10. When a wound is caused by sharp metal objects, applying the powder directly to it will stop the bleeding immediately.
11. Applied to swellings and ruptured swellings, the powder relieves swelling and pain.
12. If Heat is the cause of the bleeding, combine it with Blood cooling herbs.
13. With its anti-cancer properties, this herb appears in many anti-cancer formulas.
14. Where dry mouth results from Yin Deficiency, use it together with Yin tonics.
15. In recent times it has been used for any type of infection, not only infected wounds.
16. It has also been used recently for coronary Blood Deficiency leading to angina.
17. San Qi and Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi both stop bleeding without causing Stasis, transform Blood Stasis without injuring newly generated Blood, and can be used internally as well as externally. San Qi is bitter and warm; it stops bleeding, reduces swelling, alleviates pain and treats every type of bleeding. Hua Rui Shi is sour, astringent and neutral, and its main function is to transform Blood Stasis so that Blood returns to its normal channels. Its chief uses are hematemesis and epistaxis, and it is applied topically to wounds.
18. San Qi and Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan both stop bleeding, reduce Blood Stasis and treat every type of bleeding. San Qi is the stronger of the two at stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and alleviating pain. Xue Yu Tan stops bleeding less effectively but can promote urination, generate flesh and help sores heal.
19. Cooked Notoginseng Shu San Qi has a weaker ability to stop bleeding and transform Stasis but tonifies better, so it is used for weak patients with Qi and Blood Deficiency.
20. Hb. seu Rx. Gynura Segentum Ju Ye San Qi disperses Blood Stagnation, stops bleeding, eliminates toxins and reduces swelling. Its nature is sweet, slightly bitter and neutral. Internally and topically, it is used for epistaxis, hematemesis, traumatic injuries with bleeding and bruising, sores, swelling and breast abscesses. The dosage is 1.5 to 3g of powder taken one to three times daily. The powder may also be used in decoction, and the fresh herb can be applied topically as a paste. It is contraindicated during pregnancy.
21. Hb. seu Rx. Sedum Aizoom Jing Tian San Qi stops bleeding, disperses Stagnation, nourishes Blood and calms the Shen. Sweet, sour and neutral, it treats epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematuria, hematochezia, profuse menstrual bleeding, purpura, palpitations, insomnia, restlessness and neurosis. Topically, it can also be used for External bleeding from trauma. The dosage for the aerial part is 15 to 30g, and for the root 6 to 10g.