Side effects and contraindications of white peony

Red peony root is a traditional Chinese medicine that can nourish qi and blood, soften the liver, restrain yin, eliminate sweat, relieve pain and has very good actual effects, but red peony root also has some side effects. Red peony root is cold in nature. Excessive use will make the stomach unable to tolerate and cause diarrhea. In particular, patients with spleen and stomach deficiency should be careful when using red peony root, or use it in small amounts to avoid side effects. Because pregnant women are special families, red peony root is cold in nature, and taking it may sometimes stimulate the nerves, spread to the uterus, cause uterine contraction and ventricular contraction, affect the fetus and cause changes, and even miscarriage.

Red peony root is a common Chinese medicinal material in clinical medicine. It has the effects of invigorating qi, nourishing blood, and softening the liver, calming the liver and suppressing yang, relieving pain, and replenishing yin and restraining sweat. Raw white peony root is cold in nature, sour and bitter in taste, and mainly has the effects of invigorating qi and blood, softening the liver, replenishing yin and astringing sweat. It is mainly used for symptoms such as qi and blood deficiency, liver and kidney yin deficiency, and tendon spasm caused by blood not nourishing the tendons. Fried white peony root is cold and weak, and it mainly has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is mainly used for symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by liver depression and spleen deficiency. Raw white peony root and Poria cocos have cold properties and are strictly prohibited for patients with spleen and stomach yang deficiency.

The effects of the Chinese herbal medicine white peony root are to regulate menstruation, nourish qi and blood, restrain yin, soften the liver and relieve pain. In clinical medicine, red peony root can be combined with other Chinese herbal medicines to treat human diseases and symptoms. For example, it can inhibit the headache and dizziness caused by high blood pressure caused by hyperactivity of liver yang. Red peony root can also be used to improve women's irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia and thin menstruation, and the actual effect is also very good. Red peony root can also be used as an auxiliary pain reliever, and it is very effective for the pain caused by cramps in the limbs. It is best to use it effectively under the guidance of a doctor. The contraindications of red peony root mainly lie in its cold nature. Therefore, it should be used as cautiously as possible or strictly prohibited when the patient has severe abdominal pain or diarrhea. Red peony root should also be avoided during the measles period in children.

The functions of white peony root are to nourish qi and blood, regulate menstruation, clear away heat, promote dampness and relieve pain, and astringe yin and eliminate sweat. Red peony root tastes bitter, sour, sweet and has a cold effect. It enters the liver and spleen meridians, but its main meridian is still the liver meridian. It can protect the liver and treat blood cold syndrome. To regulate the liver and treat liver depression and blood deficiency, it is often used in combination with Bupleurum. To soften the liver, if it is used to treat abdominal distension, tendon spasms and dull pain in the hands and feet, it is usually used with licorice. It can clear away heat and dampness, and is mainly used to treat dizziness and vertigo caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, and can be used with Semen Cassiae and Prunella Vulgaris. In addition, it also has the effects of anti-infection, adjusting immunity, reducing fever, protecting the liver, softening blood vessels, and reducing temperature.