Sichuan Red Peony Root Paeonia veitchii Lynch (root)
Clear heat and cool blood medicinesCold
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Traditional recorded function
Clear heat and cool blood, remove blood stasis and relieve pain
1. Used for macules and papules, hematemesis, and epistaxis due to blood heat. 2. Used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal masses and accumulations, traumatic injuries, and painful swelling from sores and carbuncles. 3. Used for red, swollen, painful eyes.
Nature & taste
BitterCold
Meridians entered
Liver
Botanical source
Accepted namePaeonia veitchii Lynch
FamilyPaeoniaceae
Herbal properties
Slightly coldReducingDispersingMoistening
Found in these formulas
Blood Mansion Stasis-Expelling DecoctionBupleurum Decoction to Clear the LiverCinnamon Twig and Poria PillCinnamon Twig and Poria PillDecoction for Unblocking the Orifices and Invigorating BloodDecoction to Expel Blood Stasis from the Lower AbdomenDecoction to Wash the Liver and Brighten the EyesGuiling Wuling Zhijia Tang (Cinnamon, Poria, Five Ling, Angelica Dahurica, and Turtle Shell Decoction)Inula PowderMingmu Tuiyi Tang (Vision-Improving and Nebula-Removing Decoction)Painful Obstruction-Relieving DecoctionPeach Kernel and Safflower Four-Substance DecoctionShishen TangStasis-Expelling Bleeding-Stopping DecoctionTongluo Huoxue Fang (Formula for Unblocking Collaterals and Invigorating Blood)True Man's Life-Saving DecoctionTuoju Wutou Tang (Aconite Decoction for Gangrene)Wulin SanWushe Rongpi Tang (Black Snake Skin-Nourishing Decoction)Xiao He Tang (Nodule-Dissolving Decoction)Yang-Supplementing Five-Returning Decoction