Paeonia lactiflora has a long history in China. Its roots can be used as medicine, and its flowers can be dried and drunk as a kind of scented tea. Paeonia lactiflora is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that is often used blindly, and it is a prescription of many traditional Chinese medicines, which is in great demand in the Chinese medicine market. It tastes slightly sour and belongs to cool traditional Chinese medicine. It has the functions of invigorating qi and blood, nourishing blood and softening liver, calming liver deficiency and fire, relieving pain and diminishing inflammation, and has a good therapeutic effect on human body, especially female Yin Qi. Paeonia lactiflora is widely used to treat women's irregular menstruation, increased blood volume during physiological period and blood collapse. In addition, its function of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain can be used to treat the pain of various organs in the body, blood blockage and other phenomena.
Paeonia lactiflora is cool, bitter and slightly cold, and has the functions of nourishing blood, calming liver yang, softening liver and relieving pain. Restrain yin and stop sweating, etc. It is suitable for yin deficiency, fever, irregular menstruation, chest pain, limb spasm, diarrhea and abdominal pain, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, metrorrhagia and leukorrhagia.
Paeoniflorin has antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, coronary artery flow increasing, myocardial nutrient blood flow improving, blood vessel dilating, anti-acute myocardial ischemia, platelet aggregation inhibiting, sedation, analgesia, spasmolysis, anti-ulcer and blood sugar regulating effects. Radix Paeoniae Alba decoction can inhibit dysentery Bacillus, pneumonia, Escherichia coli, typhoid Bacillus, hemolysis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and so on.
Pharmacological effects of Paeonia lactiflora
1, the effect on cardiovascular system
Dilating coronary artery and lowering blood pressure (d- catechin and ethyl gallate have antithrombotic and antiplatelet aggregation effects).
2. Liver protection
It has obvious protective effect on liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride, aflatoxin B 1 and D- galactosamine.
3, spasmolytic effect
It has inhibitory effect on intestine and in situ stomach, and significantly resists uterine contraction caused by oxytocin.
4. analgesic effect
It can inhibit the writhing reaction, screaming reaction and hot plate reaction of mice, cooperate with morphine to inhibit the writhing reaction, and resist the convulsion caused by pentylenetetrazol.
Beauty and skin care of Paeonia lactiflora
This is a widely circulated cosmetic method of traditional Chinese medicine. It may be the Sanbai Decoction recorded in the medical work "Introduction to Medicine" in the Ming Dynasty (16th century), that is, "5 grams of Paeonia lactiflora, 5 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 5 grams of Poria, and 2.5 grams of licorice." This prescription was originally used to treat typhoid fever, but it was found to be beneficial to qi, blood and skin, so it spread among the people. This prescription is suitable for rough skin, chlorosis, chloasma and pigmentation caused by deficiency of qi and blood and wind-cold. Chinese medicine believes that whether a person's skin is pleasant or not is closely related to the function of viscera. If the viscera changes, the skin will be rough and there will be spots on the face. Therefore, the prescription starts with regulating the functions of qi and five internal organs, thus.
Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Poria are traditional medicines for moistening skin and preserving health. Together with licorice, they can also delay aging. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Paeonia lactiflora is sweet and sour, slightly cold, and has the function of nourishing blood, which can cure sallow complexion, facial spots and dullness. Poria cocos is sweet, light and flat, and can whiten skin. Ural licorice is flat and sweet. Has the effects of moistening skin and deodorizing, and can be used for treating halitosis and chapped skin caused by halitosis.
Paeonia lactiflora can not only be used as Chinese medicine, but also has good curative effect. In addition, the combination of Paeonia lactiflora and yellow wine can alleviate the coldness of Paeonia lactiflora and promote blood circulation and nourish blood. Acetate Radix Paeoniae Alba has the functions of protecting liver, relieving pain and diminishing inflammation. People with deficiency and cold should not use white peony root.
、、