Red Peony
Root (chi shao)
Radix Paeoniae Rubra
Properties:
Bitter in flavour, slightly cold in nature, it
acts on the liver channel. This herb is mainly
acting on the liver channel and effective in
blood. Its cold property clears away pathogenic
heat from the blood, purges fire from the liver
and the bitter flavour relieves stasis and
promotes blood circulation. So the herb has the
functions of removing heat from the blood,
promoting blood circulation and purging fire
from the liver. It is indicated for blood-heat,
blood stasis and the syndromes caused by
liver-fire.
Effects:
Removing pathogenic fire from the blood,
dissipating blood stasis and relieving pain.
Indication:
1.
For the syndromes caused by excessive
heat in the blood division manifested as high
fever, deep red tongue, maculs and bleeding due
to heat invasion of the blood, it is often used
in combination with the drugs for clearing heat
to cool the blood, such as rhinoceros horn and
rehmannia root.
2.
For the syndromes caused by stagnation in
the blood division manifested in women as
irregular menstruation or blood stasis and
swelling due to trauma, it is used in
combination with the drugs for promoting blood
circulation and relieving blood stasis, such as
chuanxiong rhizome and Chinese angelica root.
3.
For superficial suppurative infections
caused by noxious heat, it is used in
combination with heat-clearing and detoxicating
drugs, such as capejasmine fruit, dandelion
herb, forsythia fruit, etc.
In addition, it can also be used to treat
conjunctival congestion due to liver-fire,
because it has the effect of purging fire from
the liver.
Dosage and Administration:
6-15g.
Precautions:
It is incompatible with
hellebore root.
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