Ingredient: Chinese peony root without bark (bai shao).
FUNCTIONS: Tonifies blood, astringes yin, controls pain, alleviates sudden onset of disease.*
* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
| Mandarin: 白芍藥 Pin-Yin: Bai Shao Yao English: White Peony Korean: 백작 Romaji: Shakuyaku Kanji: 芍薬 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Paeoniae Radix alba
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Sour, bitter flavor, mildly cold
Channels Entered:
- Liver
Herb Actions:
- Nourishes the blood
- Calms liver yang
- Alleviates pain
- Preserves the yin and adjusts nutritive and protective levels
Contraindications:
- None noted
Commonly Found In:
- Bupleurum and Peony Formula, Dang Gui and Bupleurum Formula, Apricot Seed and Linum Formula, etc.