Sciatica is caused by stagnation of qi and blood stasis (blood stasis due to lack of qi flow), people can take Panax ginseng as appropriate, but the application of a single medicine is often ineffective, it is recommended to formulate a treatment plan based on the overall situation after an interview with a professional physician.
Sciatica is a symptom of western medicine, the pain is generally distributed along the sciatic nerve, belongs to the category of “paralysis” and “lumbar and leg pain” in Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine believes that this disease is often caused by external wind-dampness, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and insufficiency of liver and kidney, etc. Among them, the qi stagnation and blood stasis type is often accompanied with blood stasis, which is the most common cause of this disease. Among them, the type of Qi stagnation and blood stasis is often accompanied by severe pain, pain like pins and needles, severe pain at night, localized petechiae and ecchymosis, numbness of limbs, and unfavorable flexion and extension.
Panax notoginseng is warm in nature, sweet in taste and slightly bitter in taste, with the functions of dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding (removing stasis and stopping bleeding), subduing swelling and relieving pain (eliminating swelling and pain), and is often used in hemoptysis, vomiting blood, epistaxis, hematemesis, stabbing pain in chest and abdomen, and pain and swelling caused by trauma and bruises. Caution should be exercised in pregnant women.
When discomfort occurs, it is recommended to consult a doctor for proper use under medical supervision.