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| Chinese Name |
Mudanpi |
| Latin |
Cortex Moutan |
| English Name |
Tree Peony Bark |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that clears heat and cools blood |
| Source |
Dried root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. (Fam. Ranunculaceae) |
| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Bitter, acrid, slightly cold; Heart, Liver, Kidney
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| Actions |
To clear heat and cool blood, activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis |
| Indications |
Eruptions in epidemic diseases, spitting of blood, epistaxis, consumptive fever occurring at night and subsiding in the morning without sweating, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, carbuncles and sores, traumatic injuries, in addition, used for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, acute eczema.
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| Special Usage |
Fresh ones are used to remove heat from blood, processed with white spirit is used to activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis. |
| Precaution |
It is not suggested to give to those with cold in blood, or women pregnant or women having profuse menstruation |
| Chemical Composition |
It contains paeonol, paeonoside, galic acid, volatile oil, etc.
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