What is the medicinal value of red peony root?

Red peony root is a very important and precious Chinese medicinal material. It has great effects and medicinal value. There are many types of red peony root. In recent years, it has a certain preventive effect on many diseases. The current incidence of hepatitis is very high, and red peony root has certain effects in the treatment of various diseases. It is because of its wide range of applications. So what are the medicinal values ​​of red peony root? Let's introduce it in detail.

1. To treat dysentery with unbearable abdominal pain: 100g of red peony root and 100g of phellodendron (mix with honey, apply and roast until completely ground). Grind and sieve the above medicines into powder. Take 15 grams each time. Boil with a medium cup of light starch water until 50% of the water is left. Remove the residue and take at any time while it is slightly warm. (Red Peony Powder from Taiping Shenghui Fang)

2. Treatment of abdominal pain caused by bloody diarrhea: 50 grams each of red peony root, phellodendron chinense (peeled and roasted), and sanguisorba officinalis. Grind and sieve the above three ingredients, take 15 grams each time, boil with a cup of rice water until 70% done, remove the residue and take it warm at any time. (Peony Decoction from Shengji Zonglu)

3. Treatment of five types of stranguria: 50 grams of red peony root and one betel nut (wrapped in flour and stewed). Grind the above ingredients into powder and take 5g of it, decoct it in water and drink it on an empty stomach. (Boji Fang)

4. Treatment of acute mastitis: 50-100 grams of red peony root and 10 grams of raw licorice. Decoction in water. If fever occurs, add Scutellaria baicalensis and use the root of Bletilla striata and a little salt to mash and apply to the affected area. (Selected Investigation Materials on Single-ingredient Prescriptions)

5. For the treatment of women's metrorrhagia and leucorrhea: Cyperus rotundus and red peony root. Add a pinch of ground salt and two cups of water and boil until only one cup remains. Remove the residue and take before consumption.[3] (Rushensan from Taiping Shenghuifang)

6. Xijiao Dihuang Decoction (from "Prescriptions for Emergencies") is mainly used to treat symptoms of heat entering the blood and heat damaging the blood vessels. 30g of buffalo horn, 24g of raw rehmannia root, 12g of red peony root, 9g of peony bark. Add nine liters of water to the above four herbs, boil and take three liters, divided into three doses. The red peony root in the formula is bitter, sour and slightly cold, which nourishes blood and restrains yin, and helps the raw rehmannia to cool blood and relieve heat. It is especially suitable for those with excessive heat and bleeding.

7. Xianfang Huomingyin (from "Annotated Prescriptions for Women") is mainly used to treat carbuncles and swellings at the initial stage. 6g each of Angelica dahurica, Fritillaria thunbergii, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Red Peony Root, Angelica sinensis root, Licorice root, Gleditsia sinensis thorn, Pangolin, Radix Trichosanthis, Frankincense, and Myrrh, 25g of Honeysuckle, and 9g of Tangerine Peel. Use a large bowl of wine and boil it for five to seven times before drinking. The red peony root in the formula can promote blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis.

Red peony root has high medicinal value. It can clear away heat and cool blood. It is used to treat many clinical diseases. For example, some women are prone to gynecological diseases, such as uterine fibroids, hypertension, ectopic pregnancy and other diseases. Because red peony root has high clinical therapeutic value, it is widely used. There are also many dietary therapeutic methods for red peony root, which is good for people's health.