Bruises and bleeding
3 guides from Panax Notoginseng on bruises and bleeding, each with the studies behind it.
Notoginseng Benefits
What Panax notoginseng (sanqi) does for stroke recovery, platelets, angina, cholesterol, bleeding, endurance and blood sugar, with the trial behind each one.
“In this randomized clinical trial, Xuesaitong soft capsules significantly increased the likelihood of functional independence at 3 months in patients with ischemic stroke, indicating that this may be a safe and effective alternative therapy to improve prognosis in this population.”
Panax notoginseng is the Chinese species of ginseng, sold as sanqi, tianqi or three seven root. It is a different plant from Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), with its own chemistry and its own trials; the three Panax species sets the three side by side. People take it for circulation, the heart, and bruises and bleeding, and that is where its trials sit.
Most of the evidence comes from standardised saponin products used in Chinese hospitals, such as Xuesaitong soft capsules and Xuesaitong or Xueshuantong injections, taken on top of standard treatment. Each section below says which product was tested, so you can tell the hospital results from the powder in your cupboard.
Notoginseng for Bruises and Bleeding
Raw sanqi is the classic hemostatic root. The tradition, the Yunnan Baiyao link, a 2002 childbirth trial, a 2024 hip fracture review, and why steaming matters.
“XST has definite effect in decreasing postpartum hemorrhage, it also shows effects in promoting involution of uterus, reducing lochia and accelerating recovery of parturients.”
Before notoginseng was a circulation supplement it was a wound herb. In southwest China the raw root, ground to powder, was taken for bleeding and bruising from injury, and that use is still the one most Chinese households know. The modern trials for this job are few, and this guide names each one and what it used.
Raw vs Steamed Notoginseng
Sheng sanqi and shu sanqi are the same root before and after steaming: the tradition, what steaming does to the saponins, and which form the trials used.
“This chemical shift underlies a functional transition: raw NRR primarily promotes blood activation and stasis dispersion, while processed NRR exhibits enhanced blood-nourishing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities.”
Notoginseng is sold two ways. Sheng sanqi is the raw root, washed, sun dried and ground. Shu sanqi is the same root steamed before drying, which darkens it and changes its chemistry. Chinese medicine has kept the two apart with one short rule, and two 2026 reviews now describe what the steam does to the compounds inside. This page gives the rule, the chemistry, the form each trial used, and the form buyers pick for each goal.