The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Panax notoginseng

Panax notoginseng is a very popular health food in daily life and also a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with excellent functions. It can replenish blood, replenish qi, relieve pain, prevent aging, and enhance the body's disease resistance. However, there are many taboos when taking it. If you are not careful, it will cause various side effects after taking it, which will have adverse effects on your health.

The role and efficacy of Panax notoginseng

1. Protect against cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Panax notoginseng is a health food that can protect human cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It contains a lot of unsaturated fats and some special ingredients. After being digested and absorbed by the body, these substances can accelerate the dissolution and metabolism of oleic acid in the blood, remove cholesterol in the blood, reduce blood viscosity, and prevent blood vessel brittleness and coagulation. Regular consumption of Panax notoginseng can maintain cardiovascular and cerebrovascular effects for a long time and prevent the occurrence of various cardiovascular diseases.

2. Calm the mind and help sleep

Panax notoginseng is also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that can calm the mind, it can regulate nerves and enhance the function of nerve centers, it can also nourish nerve cells, it has a good regulating effect on human neurasthenia, depression, insomnia and other symptoms. When necessary, we can directly mix it into powder and take it after mixing with boiling water.

3. Lose weight

Panax notoginseng can enhance the body's ability to resist infection and virus, prevent the occurrence of some bacterial and viral diseases, and is beneficial to maintaining health. In addition, the specific activity it possesses can accelerate the burning and metabolism of body fat, and prevent a variety of harmful substances from accumulating in the body. Consistently taking Panax notoginseng can significantly reduce people's weight, especially those obese people can take Panax notoginseng to lose weight.

Taboos of Panax notoginseng

Panax notoginseng is a health food with a cold nature. People with weak constitution or weak spleen and stomach are strictly prohibited from taking Panax notoginseng. They are prone to physical discomfort after taking Panax notoginseng, which will aggravate the symptoms of weak constitution and cause frequent adverse symptoms such as fever, cold and runny nose. Women should not take Panax notoginseng when they are menstruating, which is also its main taboo. Otherwise, it will cause heavy menstrual flow or abdominal pain during menstruation, which will have a negative impact on women's physical and mental health.