Pingying: Sanqi
English:Sanchi
Latin: Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen

Sources:The roots of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen Family Araliaceae.

Constituents: Containing saponins ginsenosides quercetin, b-sitosterol, etc.

Actions: Experiments in vitro the inhibiting rate of the hot water extract of Radix notoginseng with 500ug/ml was above 90% against JTC-26 cell line.The drug orally administered with 2.5mg/kg five weeks later, 6/10 tumors of mice disappeared completely. Further experiments showed that arusaponin has no stimulation for proliferation of splenocyte, but could alter the content of cAMP in splenocyte.

Indications:For cervical cancer:
(1)The composite prescription:
Sal Ammoniaci 15g
Radix Notoginseng 15g
Rhizoma Dryopteris Crassirhizomae 5g
Hydrargyri Oxydum Rubrum 2.5g
Fructus Mume 2.5g
Moschus 2.5g

The pulvis of the above herbs was external used to trearcerviarl cancer in 34 cases, 15 cases were complete remission, 10 cases were remarkable effective, 3 cases were effective and 6 cases were ineffective . The total effective rata was 82.4%.

(2) The composite prescrtion:
Radix Notoginseng 60g
Calculus Bouis 10g
Olibanum Preparata 15g
Myrrha Preparata 15g
Syngnathus 15g
Radix Astragli 30g
Fructus Citri 30g
Chao San Xian 30g
Spica Prunellae 60g
Radix Polygoni Multiflori 60g
Semen Coicis 60g
Herba Violae 60g
Rhizmao Curcumae 60g
Herba Epimedii 60g

The pill of the above herbs was used to treat mammary cancers in 134 cases, 3g each time and two times a day. The survival rate after being treated for 5 years was 88.8%.