How to distinguish the true and false of Panax notoginseng

Panax notoginseng is a special and valuable medicinal material in Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces and regions, and its application has a long history of at least 500 years.

Panax notoginseng is a wonderful Chinese herbal medicine which blindly integrates strengthening and dispelling evil. It belongs to the same family as ginseng and has a botanical relationship. It not only has the effect of tonifying qi and blood similar to ginseng, but also has the incomparable effect of ginseng. All kinds of injuries, fractures, bruises, internal and traumatic bleeding, women's metrorrhagia and so on all have remarkable effects. In recent years, it has achieved good results in the treatment of coronary heart disease, neurasthenia, digestive tract ulcers, rheumatoid arthritis, infertility, tumors, sores and so on.

Proper and reasonable use of Panax notoginseng has a good and inestimable effect on disease prevention and treatment, physical fitness and longevity.

Due to the shortage and high price of Panax notoginseng in the pharmaceutical market, some lawbreakers often use all kinds of despicable means to make fake Panax notoginseng appear in the market. For example, the dried root of zedoary turmeric, a useful plant of Zingiberaceae, was found on the market. After carving, the dried root of Panax notoginseng was sold. Therefore, only by carefully comparing and identifying the characteristics and tissue structure of the medicinal materials, can we distinguish the true and false, ensure that what is purchased is the real Panax notoginseng, and ensure the curative effect of the drug. Now briefly introduce some methods to distinguish between true and false Panax notoginseng as follows:

1. Genuine Panax notoginseng. It is the dry root of Panax notoginseng of Araliaceae, which is round or cylindrical in shape, 2-5 cm long and 1-4 cm in diameter, with stem marks at the upper end, tumor-like protuberances around it, smooth surface, grayish brown or yellow, and intermittent longitudinal wrinkles and branch root marks. Weight. The quality is solid, and the leather is often separated from the wood after crushing. The cross section is grayish green, yellowish green or grayish white, with fine brown resin canal spots on the skin. The breath tastes bitter, then it is slightly sweet.

2. Fake Panax notoginseng. It is the dried rhizome of zedoary turmeric of Zingiberaceae. After artificial carving, it is similar to Panax notoginseng and is circular or conical. The surface is grayish yellow, with obvious ring joints and carved knife edge marks, and the unsmooth surface is covered with white powder. Weight, solid quality, difficult to break, the cross section is yellowish green or grayish brown. With horny wax light or powdery, the inner surface is ring-shaped, yellowish-white, vascular bundles are dotted. After crushing, the leather is not separated from the wood, with a strong pungent smell, slight flavor and light yellow powder. The efficacy of Panax notoginseng and zedoary is different, can not be mixed with each other in medicine, should be carefully identified.