Four strokes teach you to easily distinguish between Sanqi and Danshen!

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When it comes to Panax notoginseng, everyone must know that it can not only promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, delay aging, but also enhance immunity, so it is favored by people, but its shape is similar to that of Salvia miltiorrhiza, so many people are silly and confused. So what's the difference between Panax Notoginseng and Salvia miltiorrhiza?

I. different families and genera

Panax notoginseng is a perennial erect herb of Araliaceae, Panax ginseng and Panax ginseng, while Salvia miltiorrhiza is a perennial erect herb of Labiatae, sage, sage and litchi grass subgenus.

Second, different places of origin

Panax notoginseng is produced in Yunnan and Guangxi, but Yunnan is the main producing area, especially in Wenshan, Yunnan, which has the largest output and is a famous authentic medicinal material. Salvia miltiorrhiza is produced in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Hunan, and also distributed in Japan.

Third, the appearance is different

The main root of Panax notoginseng is conical or cylindrical, the surface is grayish brown or grayish yellow, there are several obvious stem scars and rings, the center of the section is gray green or white, and the edge is dark green or gray; the rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza is thick and short and has many fine roots, showing a long cylindrical shape, and the bark of the old root is generally loose and purplish brown.

Fourth, the efficacy is different

Panax notoginseng has the effects of stopping blood stasis, reducing swelling and pain, generally used for traumatic bleeding, hematemesis, falling swelling and pain, etc.; Salvia miltiorrhiza has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, menstruation and pain, clearing heart and removing annoyance, cooling blood and eliminating carbuncle, generally used for restlessness, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation and so on.