Peony, like peony, has ornamental value, edible and medicinal value. Peony is beautiful, but it is still not as gorgeous as peony. One is Kao Hua and the other is Hua Xiang.
Paeonia lactiflora has many colors such as white, pink, red, purple, yellow, green and black, and it is also the city flower of many cities.
This paper introduces the herb Paeonia lactiflora.
The medicinal part of Paeonia lactiflora is the root, and the Chinese medicine is named Paeonia lactiflora; Peony is root bark, and Chinese medicine is called peony bark.
Paeonia lactiflora: It comes from Paeonia lactiflora of Ranunculaceae, and its dried root is used as medicine. Paeonia lactiflora is cleaned after digging, with its head, tail and fine roots removed, boiled in boiling water, peeled or peeled, then cooked and dried.
Paeonia lactiflora is a perennial herb with a tufted stem, a cylindrical base and horns at the upper end. The leaves are bipinnately compound, and the leaflets are oval, narrowly oval and needle-shaped. , the leaves are long and sharp, the whole edge is microwave, the leaves are densely covered with white bony teeth, the leaves are yellow-green, green and dark green, and the back of the leaves is mostly pink, hairy or hairless; Flowers usually grow alone at the top of the stem or near the axils of the top leaves, and the color is white.
After drying, Paeonia lactiflora is cylindrical, straight or slightly curved, with flat ends, white or light brownish red surface, smooth or longitudinal wrinkles and fine root marks, and occasionally residual brownish peel. Solid, not easy to break, flat section, like white or reddish brown, obvious cambium ring, with radial rays.
Peony: slightly cold, bitter and sour; Entering the liver and spleen meridians. Its efficacy: nourishing blood, regulating menstruation, astringing yin, stopping sweating, softening liver and relieving pain, and calming liver and yang. It can be used for treating blood deficiency, sallow, irregular menstruation, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, hypochondriac pain, abdominal pain, limb weakness, headache and dizziness.
Paeonia lactiflora has the effects of nourishing blood, regulating menstruation, calming the liver and suppressing yang, softening the liver and relieving pain. It is widely used in various departments in clinic, and is combined with many drugs.
The most practical Guizhi decoction is the compatibility of Radix Paeoniae Alba and Ramulus Cinnamomi, which is used to treat exterior syndrome due to wind-cold, relieve exterior syndrome due to Ramulus Cinnamomi, astringe yin of Radix Paeoniae Alba, and assist with camp. Radix Paeoniae Alba combined with Radix Bupleuri for treating liver disease, Radix Bupleuri for soothing liver and relieving depression, and Radix Paeoniae Alba for nourishing yin and kneading liver. Paeonia lactiflora has analgesic effect, and when it is combined with Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, it has strong analgesic effect and obviously relieves the pain of visceral muscle spasm.
Paeonia lactiflora is widely used in clinic, especially in gynecology.
The processing of Paeonia lactiflora is generally fried with honey bran, but also with wine, soil and vinegar. Different auxiliary materials have different effects on frying Radix Paeoniae Alba.