Panax notoginseng and Panax pseudoginseng.
Notoginseng root is not to be taken by those taking warfarin, heparin, anticoagulants, ticlopidine.
Saponins, flavonoids and xylanase.
May be taken safely in high doses.
Pseudoginseng, and in Chinese it is called Tien qi ginseng, San qi, three-seven root, and Mountain paint.
Not to be used by pregnant women. May be taken safely in large doses.
Blood and heart tonic, stimulates the immune system, hypotonic, regulates the rhythm of the heart, lowers cholesterol.
External and internal bleeding, coronary heart disease, high cholesterol, painful menstruation, skin conditions, HIV.
Dried roots, powder and capsules. Tea: boiling and simmering dried root for over an hour, 3-9 g of root daily. Using powder: 1 - 3 g of root can be stirred into tea or juice as a daily serving. And more . . .
The Sampson root propagates easily from seed or by root cuttings
The root of the plant is used medicinally, and tea is sometimes made from the leaves. Chinese herbalists consider roots older than three years to be the most effective medicinally.
Yams are the favorite root vegetable grown and eaten in barbados