Efficacy of Raw Paeonia lactiflora

Raw white peony is effective in nourishing blood and regulating menstruation (regulating menstrual irregularities due to blood deficiency), astringing yin and stopping sweating (astringing yin fluid and reducing sweating). It is used for symptoms such as blood deficiency and yellowish color, irregular menstruation, and spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with slight movement). Raw Paeoniae Alba, bitter and sour in flavor, slightly cold in nature. It belongs to the liver and spleen meridians. It can nourish blood and regulate menstruation, restrain yin and stop sweating, soften liver and relieve pain (treating pain caused by deficiency of liver yin and liver blood), calm the liver and suppress yang. It is used in the treatment of blood deficiency and atrophy, irregular menstruation, spontaneous sweating, night sweating (sweating abnormally after falling asleep, but sweating stops after waking up), dystocia (pain in the area of coercion and ribs), abdominal pain, contracture of the limbs, and headache and dizziness. Raw white peony should not be used with veratrum. The adverse effects of raw white peony are not clear, it is recommended to take under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the evidence, not blindly self-medication, in order to avoid misunderstanding of the condition.