Chinese Medicine in Life”, Shanghai Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Dr. Fu Zhiquan, Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Shanghai (Specialist Clinic: every Monday morning; Special Needs Clinic: every Thursday afternoon) Panax ginseng, also known as Tian Qi, is a genus of ginseng in the family of Wu Jia family, and is a valuable Chinese herb unique to China, mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places. Panax pseudoginseng has remarkable efficacy in resolving blood stasis and stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and pain, and has been recognized as a sacred medicine for stopping bleeding and healing injuries since ancient times. Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacist in Ming Dynasty, called it “Jin Bu Chang”, and the famous Chinese patent medicines “Yunnan Baiyao” and “Pientzehuang” are made of Panax notoginseng as the main raw material. Speaking of Panax notoginseng, there is a twisted story. It is said that in ancient times, a man named Zhang Xiao Er was suffering from a disease and his mouth and nose were bleeding more than once, so he was in critical condition. It so happened that a doctor named Tian passed by and took out the root of an herb, ground it into powder and let him take it, which soon stopped the bleeding and cured him. Before leaving, the doctor gave the seeds of this medicine to Zhang Xiao Er and told him to plant them in the garden to cure the bleeding in the future. A year passed, and the herb grew in abundance. At this time, the local governor’s daughter also had a bleeding disorder, Zhang Xiao Er for money, just a year of growth of the herb rhizomes dug out, sent to the young lady treatment, the result did not stop the bleeding, but the young lady died. The governor was furious and tortured, but Zhang Xiao Er said it was “a fake medicine given by Tian Langzhong”. The government sent people to take the doctor to the public court and convicted him of “manufacturing fake medicine and murder for financial gain”. The herb has a strange effect on various bleeding diseases, but it must grow for 3-7 years to be effective, and the medicine used by Zhang Xiao Er has only grown for one year, which is too short to be effective, so of course it cannot stop the bleeding and save the life of the lady.” After saying that, asked the governor to verify on the spot. Tian then asked for the torture knife from the hands of the soldiers, in his own thigh a large cut, only to see the blood flowing, then he took the medicine from the medicine bag, research into fine powder, internal and external application, the blood immediately stopped, and quickly scabbed. The government’s governor was convinced and let the doctor go. In order to remember the lesson, the doctor named it “San Qi”, which means that it must grow for three to seven years before it can be used medicinally, and because the doctor’s surname is Tian, it is also called “Tian (three) seven”. This is just a legendary story, but I still have deep feelings about the miraculous healing effect of Panax ginseng. I remember one year, my father accidentally injured his index finger with a bone-cutting knife while chopping ribs, and the flesh at the end of his index finger opened up and blood flowed. My father’s right hand pinched the injured finger, while urgently calling me to get medicine (my father’s grandfather was an orthopedic doctor, my father always liked Chinese medicine, there is a medicine chest at home, there are some prepared medicine), I rushed to bring the medicine chest, open the father pointed to a jar of powder to me and said, put this powder on me. I asked my father if he wanted to go to the hospital for stitches while I was scrambling to help him apply the powder. My father smiled and said, “It’s okay, it will be fine after a while. I had doubts, but soon found that the blood contacting the powder quickly paste, and in the blink of an eye, it clotted and stopped. I helped my father with a simple bandage. When I looked at it again in a week or so, the index finger was completely healed, leaving almost no trace of the wound. Later, my father told me that this was the panax ginseng powder left behind by my grandfather, a good medicine to stop bleeding and reduce swelling. I remember when I was in junior high school, I had a small boil on my buttock, which started out small and slightly painful, so I didn’t pay attention to it. A few days later, it grew bigger and swelled to the size of a walnut, causing severe pain and a fever at night. My father hurriedly brought me Panax ginseng powder, made a paste with rice vinegar and put it on the affected area and wrapped it with gauze. When I got up the next morning, the pain in my hip was significantly better and I had no body temperature. The swelling and pain disappeared completely after several days of compressing, and the small boils were gone. Panax pseudoginseng is not only effective in treating various kinds of hemorrhagic evidence and bruises, bruises and swelling pain, but also has the efficacy of tonic blood and tonic weakness, and is often taken in stew with pork to treat anemia, deficiency and strain injuries. 【Tips】1. Panax quail: raw materials: two quail (about 500 grams), Panax quinquefolium powder 3 grams, salt, a little monosodium glutamate. Method: Clean the quail, cut them into pieces, put them in a bowl, sprinkle with Panax ginseng powder and mix well; add salt and steam them under water. Effect: It is suitable for those who suffer from deficiency and strain, back pain, weakness, etc. 2. Panax pseudoginseng and red dates stewed with black chicken: raw materials: black chicken (about 1000g), Panax pseudoginseng 15g, red dates 10, ginger 2 slices. Practice: panax pseudoginseng, red dates were cleaned, panax pseudoginseng broken, red dates to remove the nucleus; black chicken cut clean, remove the viscera, blanch soup and chopped several pieces; all the materials into the stewing pot, inject a small amount of water, cover with water about 3 hours, a little salt to taste, can be served. Efficacy: remove blood stasis and analgesia, stop bleeding and produce muscle; effective for women’s postpartum wound healing. 3, Panax ginseng and hawthorn porridge: raw materials: Panax ginseng 5 grams, hawthorn (with core) 30 grams, corn 100 grams. Method: Grind panax pseudoginseng into very fine powder, wash hawthorn and cut into thin slices. Put the corn into a casserole, add an appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat, add the hawthorn slices, and simmer it over low heat until the corn is crispy and the porridge is thickened, then mix in the finely ground panax pseudoginseng and mix evenly. Serve for breakfast and dinner. Effects: Invigorates blood, nourishes kidney and liver, resolves phlegm and lowers fat; suitable for fatty liver adjunctive dietary therapy. (To be continued)