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Notoginseng gets its name from the fact that each of its three (san) gives rise to seven (qi) leaves. According to another account, it gets its name from the fact that it can be harvested after 3 to 7 years. Also known by many other names, Notoginseng is a perennial plant that belongs to the family Araliaceae and the genus Panax. It has sprawling, spindle-shaped, meaty roots and rhizomes that may be either short or long. The plant's palm-shaped compound leaves are arranged in a whorl around the end of each stem, and there are 3-7 leaflets. A cluster of spherical red fruit is borne at the center of the plant. Notoginseng grows in the mountains of China's Yunnan and Guangxi provinces. It has been used since ancient times as a treatment for injuries, and is the main ingredient in the medication Yunnan Baiyao. The active components in Notoginseng consist of ginsenosides, which chiefly include the ginsenosides Rb1, Rb2, Rb3, Rc, Re, Rf, Rg1, Rg2, and Rh1. Researchers found that Notoginseng's total saponin content is approximately 12%, which is even more than in ginseng.
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