What is the difference between Panax notoginseng flower and ginseng flower?

Panax notoginseng flower and ginseng flower belong to a kind of valuable Chinese herbal medicine, which has a long history of cultivation and medicinal use in China, and both belong to Araliaceae in terms of species, so how to distinguish between the two?

The difference between Panax notoginseng flower and ginseng flower

In length, Panax notoginseng flowers are much longer than ginseng flowers; from the buds, Panax notoginseng flower buds are dense, generally 50-100 buds, while ginseng flower buds are loosely arranged, generally only 30-50; in appearance, Panax notoginseng flowers are green without white spots, while ginseng flowers are small green and white flowers. Finally, in terms of efficacy, the effect of Panax notoginseng flower is far stronger than that of ginseng flower, ginseng flower is mild, Panax notoginseng flower is cool, Panax notoginseng flower mainly treats blood pressure, blood lipid, weight loss, invigorating body fluid and thirst, invigorating spirit and invigorating qi, while ginseng flower has the effect of strengthening heart and kidney, invigorating body and stomach, calming mind and increasing intelligence.

Panax notoginseng flowers are mainly distributed in Jiangxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in China, most of them are wild under the hillside jungle, and now they are mostly cultivated on the hillsides of 800-1000m above sea level, on the gentle slopes of soil hills or under artificial sheds, while wild ginseng flowers are widely cultivated in northern Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang, and are widely cultivated in Liaoning and Jilin.

Second, the efficacy of Panax notoginseng flowers and life flowers

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, Panax notoginseng and ginseng have the same taste and work, and they have similar effects in nourishing strength, tonifying blood and nourishing blood, but the intensity of action is different. The main pharmacological effect of Panax notoginseng is to protect the heart, significantly improve the myocardial oxygen supply capacity and increase coronary flow, while the pharmacological effect of ginseng is to directly stimulate the myocardium and play a cardiotonic role. And inhibit platelet aggregation, used to treat arterial thrombotic diseases, reduce heart rate and vascular resistance, stimulate immune function and produce strong effect.

With regard to Panax notoginseng flowers and ginseng flowers, we will stop here. When using Panax notoginseng flowers and ginseng flowers for treatment, we should follow the doctor's advice, and it is best not to take them at will.