Paeonia lactiflora is categorized into white peony and red peony, and its medicinal part is mostly the root. The root of white peony is boiled in boiling water to remove the outer skin or peeled and boiled again, dried in the sun, cut into thin slices, can be used raw, stir-fried or wine-roasted, the dosage is generally 6-15g; red peony root removes rhizomes, fibrous roots and sediment, dried in the sun, cut into thick slices, used raw, the dosage is generally 6-12g.
White peony is bitter, sour and slightly cold. Attributed to the liver, spleen meridian. It has the effects of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation, astringing yin and stopping sweating (astringing yin fluid and reducing sweating), softening the liver and relieving pain (treating pains caused by deficiency of liver yin and liver blood), and calming liver yang. It can be used to treat blood deficiency and yellowish color, irregular menstruation, and disintegration (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling).
White peony is the dried root of the herb, which is often decocted, with a dosage of 6-15 g. It is often used in raw form to calm liver yang and stop sweating, while it is often used in stir-fried form or stir-fried in wine to nourish the blood and regulate menstruation and to soften the liver to relieve pain. It is not suitable to be used together with veratrum. It should not be used in cases of Yang deficiency and coldness.
Radix Paeoniae Alba is bitter and slightly cold. Attributed to the liver meridian. It has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. It can be used to treat eye redness and swelling pain, carbuncle sores and ulcers, menstrual dysmenorrhea and other diseases. Red peony is the dried root of the medicinal part, more decoction, dosage of 6 to 12 g. Blood cold menstrual dysmenorrhea should not be used. Pregnant women should be cautious. It is not suitable to be used with veratrum.
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