Panax pseudoginseng seeds
LATIN NAME: PANAX PSEUDOGINSENG
COMMON NAME: San Qi, Pseudoginseng, Tian Qi
The san qi is a low and quiet perennial of the cool mountain forests, and it is one of the most famous of the plants of the traditional medicine of China. It grows as a low, erect perennial of the ginseng family, reaching up to half a metre or more, with a few slender, upright stems, each bearing a whorl of a few palmately divided, toothed, bright-green leaflets and, from the centre, a single umbel of small, greenish-white or purplish flowers, followed by the clusters of small, round, red berries, each holding the hard, pale seed. It is a species of the flowering herb, native to the cool mountain forests of southwestern China, while it is grown for its long history of use in the traditional ways of the region, and it is known as the san qi.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The san qi has a real and distinguished place in research. It has been studied in the chemistry of natural products and the traditional use, since the root of the san qi has a very long history of use in the traditional medicine of China, and the researchers have examined the root and its constituents, while the traditional uses of the plant have drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, and the study of the san qi and its chemistry has been of continuing interest across the world, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and of the tradition rather than a casual remedy. The plant has also been studied in botany and ecology, since it is a native of the cool mountain forests of southwestern China, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the mountain-forest herbs has been of continuing interest, and the whorled leaves and the red berries of the san qi have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the horticulture and the conservation, since it is a low, quiet perennial of the garden, and the researchers have examined its growth and its cultivation, while the growing of the san qi in the cool, shaded garden has been of continuing interest, and the plant and its future have drawn the attention of the conservationists. For a plant of such long and famous history, the san qi has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
To grow the San Qi from seed, ecologically, the san qi is a generous plant of the garden. Its small, greenish-white or purplish flowers feed the bees and the insects, and its clusters of small, round, red berries feed the birds, while its low, leafy growth gives a cover to the small creatures of the forest floor. Its economic value is real: the san qi is prized for its root and its very long history of use in the traditional medicine of China, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, while the plant is also grown as a quiet, fine perennial of the shaded garden. To raise the san qi, give the seeds a cold, damp spell, then a warm spell, then sow them in pots of moist, free-draining compost, keep them lightly watered in a shaded spot, and grow the little plants on in the light.
give the seeds a cold, damp spell, then a warm spell, then sow the young san qi in pots of moist, free-draining compost, keep them lightly watered in a shaded spot, and grow the little plants on in the light.
LATIN NAME: Panax pseudoginseng
COMMON NAME: False Ginseng
The false ginseng is a neat, shade-loving, perennial herb of the warm woodlands, and its fine, palmate leaves and its small, greenish-white flowers have made it one of the most treasured of the woodland plants of the region. It grows as a perennial herb, reaching up to half a metre or a little more, with the upright, slender stems bearing the whorls of the palmate leaves of the many narrow, toothed leaflets and, through the summer, the small, greenish-white flowers in the rounded clusters, followed by the small, round, bright-red berries. It is a species of the flowering plant in the ginseng family, and it is native to the warm woodlands of the south-western China and the nearby lands, while it grows in the cool, shady places, and it is known as the false ginseng or the sanqi.
The false ginseng belongs to the ginseng family, Araliaceae, and it is a species of the perennial herb, native to the warm woodlands of the south-western China, while it grows in the cool, shady places, and it is known as the false ginseng. It is prized for its fine, palmate leaves and its long history of use.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The false ginseng has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the traditional use, since the roots of the false ginseng have a very long and careful history of use in the traditional ways of the region, and researchers have examined the roots and their constituents with the greatest care, while the traditional uses of the plant have drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, and the study of the ginsengs and their chemistry has been of continuing interest across the world. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm woodlands of the south-western China, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the woodland plants of the region has been of continuing interest, and the study of the wild plants has been of value. The species has also been studied in the cultivation and the conservation science, since the demand for the plant has put the wild populations under pressure, and researchers have examined the cultivation of the plant in the shade of the trees, while the protection of the wild ginsengs has drawn attention in the international conservation press, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and a treasured woodland plant rather than a casual remedy. For a plant of such long history, the false ginseng has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the false ginseng is a generous plant of the woodland garden. Its small, greenish-white flowers feed the bees and the insects, and its small, round, bright-red berries feed the birds, while its fine, palmate leaves give a neat, leafy presence to the cool, shady border.
Its economic value is real. The false ginseng is prized for its long history of traditional use and its chemistry, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press as a treasured plant of the region, while the demand for the roots has also made the careful cultivation of the plant of the greatest value. Because the wild plant has been under pressure, it is best grown with care, and the protection of the wild ginsengs has been of the greatest importance. For a grower, the false ginseng is a rewarding and treasured plant, and for a gardener it brings a fine, palmate, red-berried plant to the cool, shady garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil in a cool, shady spot, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a fine, palmate, red-berried plant.
It is classified in Chinese medicine as warm in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste, and nontoxic. The dose in decoction for clinical use is 5-10 g. It can be ground to powder for swallowing directly or taking mixed with water: the dose in that case is usually is 1-3 grams.In the Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica, 1596 A.D.) it is stated: "On account of the fact that sanqi is a herb belonging to the blood phase of the yang ming and jue yin meridians, it can treat all diseases of the blood." Notoginseng is a herb that has been used in China quite extensively since the end of the 19th century. It has acquired a very favorable reputation for treatment of blood disorders, including blood stasis, bleeding, and blood deficiency, a famous hemostatic proprietary herbal remedy that was notably carried by the Viet Cong to deal with wounds during the Vietnam war.