The efficacy of Panax ginseng, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Hawthorn used together

The effects of Panax ginseng, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Hawthorn used together are: promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. 1. Panax ginseng has the effects of dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding (removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding), subduing swelling and relieving pain (eliminating swelling and pain), and is suitable for hemoptysis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or spotting and dripping), vomiting of blood, bleeding from injuries, bruises, and other injuries. Panax ginseng should be used with caution by pregnant women. Excessive intake of Panax ginseng may lead to nausea, frequent vomiting, bleeding tendency and other adverse reactions. 2. Salvia miltiorrhiza has the efficacy of promoting blood circulation, eliminating blood stasis, promoting menstruation and relieving pain, clearing the heart and removing vexation (removing vexation and heat inside), cooling the blood and eliminating carbuncles (eliminating carbuncles and swellings by clearing and cooling the blood), and it is suitable for treating chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest), heartache, heartburn, sleeplessness, irregular menstruation, menstrual pain with menstruation closure and so on. However, this product should not be used together with Veratrum. It is contraindicated in menorrhagia and those without blood stasis, and should be taken with caution in pregnant women. Improper use may cause dryness of mouth and throat, stomach pain and other reactions, and may also cause allergic reactions. 3. Hawthorn has the efficacy of eliminating food and strengthening the spleen, promoting circulation of Qi and dispersing blood stasis, resolving turbidity and lowering fat (cleansing the body of dirty and turbid substances and reducing excess fat in the body), and is suitable for stagnation of meat and food, distension and fullness in the stomach and epigastric region, menstrual stasis and menstrual occlusion, post-partum stasis and obstruction, tingling in the heart and abdomen, and pain in hernia. Caution is advised for those with weak spleen and stomach but without stagnation. Before using the three together, professional doctor’s guidance is needed, do not blindly use in combination.