Notoginseng Root(SanQi60)
Price (CAD) is measured in grams
【PROPERTI】Sweet,Slightly Bitter,Warm
【CHANNELS ENTERED】Liver,Stomach
【ACTIONS】
Stops bleeding and transforms Blood Stasis;
Reduces swelling, alleviates pain and removes extravasated Blood;
Invigorates the Blood
【Indications/Syndromes】
Internal and external bleeding including hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, bloody dysentery, menorrhagia, and hematuria, dizziness, pain;
Traumatic injury with swelling and pain, including falls, fractures, contusions and sprains, stab wounds, pain, dizziness and post-natal Blood retention;
Chest and abdominal pain and joint pain due to Blood Stasis;
Sores, carbuncles and snake and animal bites, conjunctivitis;
Cancer
【Cautions& Contraindications】
Contraindicated for those with no Stasis.
Contraindicated for those with Blood Deficiency.
Contraindicated for those with hemoptysis or epistaxis due to Blood Heat.
Use with caution during pregnancy.
Use caution with Yin Deficiency.
【HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS】
Use with caution for patients taking anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) and enoxaparin (Lovenox) or antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix) as concurrent use may have an additive or synergistic effect.