Paeonia lactiflora is the root of the perennial herbaceous plant Paeonia lactiflora. Originally, there were two types: white and red. The red and white flowers depended on the color of the flowers. Those with single identification were used as medicine. Stir-frying with wine can make it cold. Zhang Xichun said: "White peony originates from the south, and the best one is grown in Hangzhou. Its color is white and slightly red, and its skin is red and slightly heavy. Red peony originates from the three provinces of Guandong in the north. It is found in all mountains. Its flesh is red and its skin is red. Its texture is red. Very thick, like the root of a wild grass. ”
1. Effects of peony:
White peony tastes bitter and slightly sour, and is cool and slightly cold in nature. Returns to liver and spleen meridians. Efficacy: It can nourish blood and restrain yin, soften the liver and relieve pain, and calm liver yang. It nourishes blood and has astringent properties, making it an "important liver medicine".
In modern times, it is often used to treat blood deficiency and chlorosis, irregular menstruation, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, hypochondriac pain, abdominal pain, limb spasm, headache and dizziness.
Red peony root tastes bitter and slightly cold. Returns to liver meridian. Efficacy: Clear away heat and cool blood, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Wang Ang said: "The main treatment of red peony root (and white peony root) is roughly the same. It can especially purge liver fire, disperse bad blood, treat abdominal pain, hard accumulation, blood paralysis and hernia. Amenorrhea, intestinal wind, carbuncle, swollen eyes and red eyes."
The difference between the two peony roots has been considered by doctors since ancient times to be "Bai Bu Chi Powder". Wang Ang said: "White nourishes and collects, red disperses and purges. White nourishes the spleen and can purge wood in the soil; red disperses evil and can remove stagnation in the blood."
Summary of famous works:
"Herbal Classic": "To treat abdominal pain caused by evil Qi, remove blood paralysis, break up hard accumulation, cold and heat, and hernia, analgesics are used to facilitate urination and replenish qi."
"Materia Medica Seeking Truth": " Red peony and white peony have similar indications, but white peony has the power to astringe yin and nourish the body, while red peony only has the effect of dispersing evil and promoting blood circulation; white peony can purge wood in the soil, and red peony can activate stagnation in the blood. " < /p>
"Changsha Medical Explanation": "It enters the liver and relieves wind, travels through the gallbladder and bowels to purge heat. It is good at regulating restlessness and palpitations in the heart. It can relieve pain and fullness in the abdomen, dispel heat in the chest and ribs, and relieve cramps in the legs and feet. Urgent symptoms include vomiting, epistaxis and hemorrhage, metrorrhagia, dysentery and discharge, hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids, and scrofula."
Zhang Xichun said: "Peony tastes bitter and slightly sour, and is cool in nature. It is multi-liquid, good at nourishing yin and nourishing blood, reducing fever and relieving annoyance. It can astringe the heat floating in the upper burner and excrete it in the urine. It is an important medicine for those with yin deficiency and heat who have trouble urinating. It has a sour taste, so it can enter the liver. It produces blood; because of its bitter taste, it can enter the gallbladder and benefit bile; because of its sour and bitter nature, it is also good at purging heat in the liver and gallbladder, and can be used to relieve dysentery." Jiamu, Guizhi Shengyimu"
2. Compatible applications of peony:
1. Used for irregular menstruation, abdominal pain during menstruation, metrorrhagia, spontaneous perspiration, night sweats, etc. certificate. White peony can nourish blood, regulate menstruation, soften the liver and relieve pain, and is often used in prescriptions for various gynecological diseases. If it is combined with Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Chuanxiong rhizome, etc., it becomes the blood-tonifying holy prescription Siwu Decoction. If abdominal pain occurs during menstruation, Yuanhu, Cyperus rotundus, etc. can be added; if abdominal cold and metrorrhagia persist, donkey-hide gelatin, mugwort leaf charcoal, and Zhigancao can be combined, which is called Jiaoai Decoction. It is used for disorders of the Ying and Wei, external symptoms of stroke, or superficial deficiency, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, etc. It is often combined with cinnamon twig, licorice, ginger, and jujube, which is the "ancestor of all prescriptions." Guizhi Decoction can regulate yin and yang and harmonize the Ying and Wei. . It is compatible with Guizhi, one is warm and the other is cool, one is scattered and one is collected, one is opened and one is collected, one is rising and one is falling, which can be said to be a wonderful combination of prescriptions. When combined with oysters, dragon bones, cypress kernels, etc., it can enhance the effect of condensing yin and antiperspirant, and treat night sweats caused by yin deficiency and yang floating.
2. Used for disharmony of Liver Qi, hypochondriac pain, epigastric and abdominal pain, or spasmodic pain in limbs. White peony root is best at nourishing blood and softening the liver, relieving pain and relieving pain. For example, if it is combined with Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Bupleurum bupleurum, etc., it can be called Xiaoyaosan, which is a famous prescription for treating blood deficiency, liver stagnation, and joint pain. A large dose of peony combined with Zhigancao is known as Shaoyaogancao decoction, which is good at treating disharmony of the liver and spleen, acute epigastric and abdominal contracture pain, and spasmodic pain of the limbs caused by blood deficiency. Xiaojianzhong Tang also takes this meaning. For example, if it is combined with Fangfeng, Atractylodes, Tangerine Peel, etc., it is a famous prescription for treating abdominal pain and diarrhea. If you have diarrhea and abdominal pain, it is often combined with medicines such as costus, betel nut, coptis and so on.
3. Used for symptoms of excessive liver yang, headache, and dizziness. White peony root is good at calming and suppressing liver yang, such as when combined with rehmannia root, achyranthes root, ochre, etc., which is Zhang Xichun's own prescription Jianling Decoction for treating headaches and dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang.
4. It is used for febrile diseases with heat in the blood, body heat, macules, and blood vomiting and epistaxis caused by blood heat. Red peony root can clear blood and separate stagnation of heat. It is often used in combination with peony bark, or with raw rehmannia, such as the use of Xijiao Dihuang Decoction or the use of Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder.
If the rash is not red in color, it can be combined with Lithospermum striata, cicada slough, etc., that is, Lithospermum Kuaiban Decoction.
5. Used for syndromes of blood stagnation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain. Red peony root can remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Huoxuetong is often combined with angelica root, paeonol bark, Chuanxiong rhizome, etc., which is called Zixuetong. If there is pain due to trauma and blood stasis, it is often combined with medicines that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as peach kernel, frankincense, and safflower.
6. Used for qi stagnation, blood stasis and sequelae of stroke. For example, if it is combined with astragalus, earthworm, angelica, peach kernel, safflower, etc., it is Wang Qingren’s No. 1 prescription for treating partial dryness, flaccidity and paralysis syndrome, Buyang Huanwu Decoction.
7. Used for carbuncle, red and swollen eyes and other symptoms. Red peony root is good at cooling blood, removing blood stasis, dissipating swelling and eliminating carbuncle, and can relieve pain and purge liver-fire. For example, to treat carbuncle and swollen boils, it can be combined with honeysuckle, coptis, phlegm, etc., which is called "life-killing pill"; to treat liver heat and red eyes, it is often combined with chrysanthemum, horsetail, prunella vulgaris, mulberry leaves and other wind-heat dispelling products.
8. Zhang Xichun said: "(Paeony) When used together with Angelicae Sinensis and Rehmannia glutinosa, it will produce new blood; when used together with peach kernel and safflower, it will eliminate blood stasis; when used together with licorice, it will harmonize Qi and blood." , is good at curing back pain; when used with Bamboo Ru, it is good at relieving vomiting; when used with Aconite, it can be used to heal the body. Only when the force is close and gentle can the effect be achieved. "It can be said to be concise and concise. Wang Ang also said: "With Atractylodes, it can nourish the spleen, with Shen and Qi, it can nourish Qi, with Gui and Di, it can nourish blood, with Xiong for purging the liver, with Licorice for abdominal pain, with Coptis for diarrhea and dysentery, with Fangfeng for acne and rash, with ginger and jujube. "Warming the meridians and dispersing dampness" can be described as a very detailed theory.
3. Usage and dosage of peony:
Peony is often used in decoctions, with a few grams to more than ten grams being the usual dosage. If its properties of softening the liver and relieving pain are taken into account, it is often combined with licorice in dozens of doses. Grams and above can be effective.
If it is used to treat blood, red peony root is suitable for cooling and activating blood circulation; if it is used to astringe the liver and relieve pain, or to facilitate bowel movements, white peony root is suitable; if it is used to nourish liver blood, fried white peony root is suitable As appropriate.
4. Notes on the use of peony:
Because peony is cold in nature, it should not be taken with amenorrhea due to cold nature. It is also not suitable to be used alone in cases of yang deficiency and cold. In addition, there are eighteen antitheses since ancient times, which must be known.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Dendrobium, Glauber's salt, saltpeter, turtle beetle, thistle, hellebore." It can be understood in general.
Zhu Danxi said: "Its sourness and coldness cut down the qi for hair growth, so it is necessary to stir-fry it with wine." This is the reason why peony is stir-fried.
Li Shizhen said: "After delivery, the liver blood is already deficient, so it cannot be used for diarrhea (not suitable for use)."
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A Chinese Medicine Practical Notes 20.6.5
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