Commercial name | Notoginseng |
Botanical name | Panax notoginseng |
Botanical family | Araliaceae |
CAS # | 80418-29-7 |
Plant part | Root |
Origin | China |
Manufacturing place | China |
Notoginseng extract
Panax notoginseng, a species of the genus Panax, has been called the “miracle root for the preservation of life” and has long been used as a Chinese herb with magical medicinal value. Widely used in China to treat microcirculation disorders, inflammation, trauma, internal and external bleeding from injury, and as a tonic, in recent years, with the deepening of pharmacological research, many new functions have been discovered. Its pharmacological function on lifespan lengthening, anti-vascular aging, anti-brain aging and anti-cancer properties, lays the foundation for a complete elucidation of the potential mechanisms of the anti-aging effect of Panax notoginseng. to promote its clinical application.
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