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Red Peony Root

Red Peony Root. Class: Heat Clearing Blood Cooling Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Chi Shao
中文名 (Chinese)
血芍
Latin Name
Paeoniae Radix Rubra; Radix Paeoniae Rubra
English Name
Red Peony Root
Alias Names
ζœ¨θŠθ―θ΅€θŠθ―ηΊ’θŠθ―θ‰θŠθ―
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Bitter; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Liver
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat Clearing Blood Cooling Drugs
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
清热凉葀药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To remove heat from blood, to eliminate blood stasis, and to relieve pain.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
1. paeoniflorin, one of its active components, has a strong antispastic effect and also analgesic, sedative, anticonvulsive, antibacterial and anti-imflammatory effects. 2. dilating blood vessels, increasing coronary flow and improving myocardial oxygen supply. 3. inhibiting platelets aggregation.
Clinical Manifestations
1. paeoniflorin, one of its active components, has a strong antispastic effect and also analgesic, sedative, anticonvulsive, antibacterial and anti-imflammatory effects. 2. dilating blood vessels, increasing coronary flow and improving myocardial oxygen s
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
65
TCMID
1957
TCMSP
65
TCM-ID
258
0
Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
None linked yet.
πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42023425059
Systematic evaluation and meta-analysis of the anti-tumor effect of Paeoniae Radix Rubra
πŸ“š Sample References
PMID 34597905
Aqueous extract of Paeoniae Radix Rubra prevents deep vein thrombosis by ameliorating inflammation through inhibiting GSK3Ξ² activity
Phytomedicine Β· 2021
PMID 36436716
Effect of Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) extract on mucin secretion, gene expression in human airway epithelial cells
J Ethnopharmacol Β· 2022