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Moutan
(Peony) Bark (mu dan pi)
Cortex
Moutan Radicis
Properties:
Pungent and bitter in flavour, cold in nature,
it acts on the heart and liver channels. The
herb is mainly acting on the heart and liver
channels, and particularly circulated in the
blood. The bitter and the cold properties can
remove heat from the blood, and the pungent and
cold can promote the blood circulation. The
characteristics of its functions are cooling
blood and stopping bleeding without stasis, and
promoting blood circulation and removing blood
stasis without inducing bleeding. It is often
used to treat the syndromes of excessive and
stagnant heat in the blood.
Effects:
Removing heat from the blood, promoting blood
circulation and relieving blood stasis.
Indications:
1.
For epidemic febrile diseases with
pathogenic heat in the ying and blood divisions,
caused by heat invasion of blood manifested as
maculus and eruption, hematemesis and epitaxis.
It is often used in combination with the
heat-clearing drugs, such as rhinoceros horn and
rehmannia root, known as Xijiao Dihuang Tang
(Decoction of Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia).
2.
For the syndromes of heat due to
Yin-deficiency, lingering of heat in the later
stage of febrile diseases and interior heat due
to Yin-deficiency, it can be used in combination
with Yin-nourishing and heat-clearing drugs,
such as sweet wormwood, turtle shell and
rehmannia root, known as Zhi Bai Dihuang Wan
(Pill of Anemarrhena, Phellodendron and
Rehmannia), Qinghao Biejia Tang (Decoction of
Sweet Wormwood and Turtle Shell).
3.
For amenorrhea and menorrhalgia due to
blood stasis, ecchymoma caused by trauma, it is
often used in combination with the drugs for
promoting blood circulation and relieving
stasis, such as peach kernel, cinnamon twigs and
Chinese angelica root. In cases of superficial
suppurative infections, periappendicular
abscess, it is used in combination with the
drugs for clearing heat, detoxicating, subduing
swellings and draining pus, such as honeysuckle
flower, forsythia fruit, peach kernel, etc.
In addition, for secondary fire from stagnation
of liver-qi, this herb may also be used to purge
the liver-fire.
Dosage and Administration:
5-10g. Use raw herb for removing heat from the
blood, and stir-baked for bleeding due to
blood-heat.
Precautions:
This herb should be used with
caution in pregnant women.
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For
the convenience of customers, we offer the
Moutan
(Peony) Bark (mu dan pi)
as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 10 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day.
Please put the granule into a cup, then put
50-100ml boiling water into the cup and stir it
with spoon. You will get some tea, drink it when
it is luke-warm. For children, the dosage should
be reduced according to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets
of
Moutan
(Peony) Bark (mu dan pi)
in the form of
quick-dissolving granule for your personal use
now at $98.00.
If you would like
to order this raw herb, please go to
the order form.
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