Evidence supporting the use of: Panax Pseudoginseng
For the health condition: Afterbirth Pain

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
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Panax pseudoginseng, also known as San Qi or Tienchi ginseng, has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for managing various bleeding disorders and promoting blood circulation. One of its traditional applications includes alleviating "afterbirth pain" (postpartum uterine pain), which is often attributed in TCM to blood stasis and internal trauma after childbirth. San Qi is believed to "stop bleeding without causing stasis, and disperse blood stasis without causing bleeding," making it a favored herb for postpartum recovery, especially when there is pain due to blood stagnation.

Traditional texts such as the Compendium of Materia Medica and modern TCM pharmacopeias reference its use for postpartum pain and lochial retention. However, scientific validation for this specific use is limited. While some pharmacological studies indicate that Panax pseudoginseng contains saponins with anti-inflammatory and hemostatic properties, direct clinical trials or robust modern research focused specifically on afterbirth pain are lacking. Most evidence remains anecdotal or based on empirical use within TCM practice. Therefore, its use for afterbirth pain is justified primarily by tradition, with moderate but not strong traditional evidence and little to no scientific validation for this precise indication.

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