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What is the effect of Chinese medicine raw white peony root


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White peony root is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with the functions of nourishing blood and astringing yin, softening liver and relieving pain, and calming liver yang.
White peony root belongs to the traditional Chinese medicine of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. It tastes bitter, sour and slightly cold. It mainly belongs to liver meridian and spleen meridian. Its main functions include nourishing blood and astringing yin, softening liver and relieving pain, calming liver yang, treating dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, irregular menstruation caused by female liver blood deficiency, sweating caused by exogenous wind evil, night sweats, etc. According to pharmacological studies, paeoniflorin and triterpenes contained in white peony root can play the role of spasmodic, analgesic and liver protection. However, because white peony belongs to cold medicine, it is not recommended to use it in large quantities, and to use it under the instructions of doctors in regular hospitals.