Research showing how TCM herb helps recovery after Lung surgery.
TCM herb, San Qi - Panax Notoginseng root
San Qi - Panax Notoginseng (PN) is a very common herb to use for injury and wound recovery. I have seen how well it can work on myself and my patients. In this research they looked at what happens when San Qi is given after lung surgery. San Qi “significantly improved postoperative recovery by enhancing collagen deposition and reducing pulmonary edema around the wound”. They found many active components but here are the researchers own words “The active components of PN, including Quercetin, Liquiritigenin, and Mandenol, can accelerate postoperative recovery after lung surgery by potentially activating the PI3K-AKT pathway and promoting collagen deposition processes.” Another example of how whole plant medicine usually has greater overall effects than just 1 active ingredient because it’s impossible to synthesize all the compounds in a plant.