Chinese Traditional Herb Medicine

1. Pharmaceutical name:Cortex Moutan Radicis

2.Latin botanical name:Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.

3. Common Name:peony root

4.Channels (meridians) entered: heart, liver, kidney .

5.Actions & Indications:clears heat and cools the blood, clears fire of yin deficiency, clear blood stasis and rid of clots, drain pus and reduces swelling due to blood stasis.

6. Medical Function:

  1). effect on circulation
  2). anti micro organism
  3). anti inflammatory,  and effect on immune system
  4). effect on CNS
  5). effect on secretion of water and sodium when dosage is increased. Low dosage does not have effect on secretion of potassium. At highest dosage secretion of potassium is  decreased.

7. Modern Application:

  1). purpura due to low platelet count
  2). infectious diarrhea
  3). hypertension
  4). allergenic rhinitis
  5). cholinergic hives hives appear in response to a rise in body temperature from exercise, overheating, or stress.