Effects and functions of white peony root

When using some special medicines, everyone will be very curious about the growth environment and origin of the medicine, and they also want to know its efficacy. Therefore, everyone needs to understand the value of white peony root, so that they will not be confused during use, and they don’t have to worry about using too much, which will cause harm to the body.

White peony root morphology

Perennial herb, 50 to 80 cm tall. The leaves are alternate and have long petioles; the leaves at the lower part of the stem are twice-pinnate, and the leaves at the branch ends are simple; the leaflets are narrowly ovate, lanceolate or elliptical, with cartilaginous teeth on the edges. Flowers are terminal and axillary; sepals are 4, slightly purple-red; petals are 6 to 9, white, pink or purple-red; stamens are numerous; carpels are 4 to 5, glabrous or densely covered with white hairs; the fruit is ovate in shape, with the tip curved outward into a hook. The flowering period is June, and the fruiting period is August to September.

The efficacy and function of raw white peony root

Function and indications

Nourishes blood and restrains yin, softens the liver and relieves pain, and calms liver yang. Soothes the liver and relieves pain, nourishes blood and regulates menstruation, astringes yin and stops sweating. Used for headache, dizziness, flank pain, abdominal pain, cramps in the limbs, blood deficiency and chlorosis, irregular menstruation, spontaneous sweating and night sweats.

The efficacy and function of raw white peony root

The role of white peony root

1. Effects on the cardiovascular system: dilate coronary arteries and lower blood pressure (d-catechin and ethyl gallate have anti-thrombotic and anti-platelet aggregation effects)

2. Liver protection effect on carbon tetrachloride, aflatoxin B1, D-galactosamine

Significant protective effect against liver damage

3. The antispasmodic effect has an inhibitory effect on the intestinal tract and gastric motility in situ, and significantly counteracts the uterine contraction caused by oxytocin

4. The analgesic effect can inhibit the writhing, screaming and hot plate reaction of mice. It has a synergistic effect on morphine in inhibiting the writhing reaction and can counteract the convulsion caused by pentylenetetrazol.

White peony root is cold in nature, so people with abdominal pain and diarrhea due to deficiency and cold should not eat it; children should not eat it during measles; people taking the Chinese medicine Veratrum should not eat it.

In the famous prescriptions such as Guizhi Decoction for harmonizing the Ying and Wei, relieving exterior symptoms and reducing fever, Siwu Decoction for nourishing blood and regulating menstruation, Sinisan and Xiaoyaosan for soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach, Tongxie Yaofang for harmonizing the liver and spleen, Dachaihu Decoction for clearing the liver and purging fire, and Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimu Decoction for treating pain in the joints, white peony root is an important compatibility drug.