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White Peony Paeonia albiflora

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White double peony
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Common Names
White Peony , Bai Shao Yao, Peony root, and Chinese Peony
Botanical Name
Paeonia albiflora
Syn. P. lactiflora, P. officinalis
Family
PAEONIACEAE or PEONY FAMILY Peony Family
White Peony Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Abrasions/Cuts * Cancer Prevention * Colds * Cough * Dysmenorrhea * Migraine Headache *
Properties: Analgesic* Anti-inflammatory* Antispasmodic* Emmenagogue* Expectorant* Febrifuge* Vulnerary* Depurative*
Parts Used: Root
Constituents:astragalin,benzoic-acid, calcium,copper,gallic-acid,glucose,linoleic-acid,magnesium,paeoniflorin,paeonol,potassium,tannin ,zinc
Traditions: Traditional Chinese Medicine *

Peonies have been cultivated in China since about 900 B.C. The white peony is one of the oldest remedies in traditional Chinese medicine. They are a very beautiful and fragrant ornamental flower, but the root is the part valued in Chinese medicine to treat conditions such as abnormal menses, night sweats, abdominal pain, sores and injuries.1


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White Peony TeaWhite tea consists of beautiful, full length leaves, and young tight buds which produces a perfectly balanced cup. While the name of this tea can be a misnomer, it should be understood that it is embodied with hues of green, and fermented brown, with delicate white "needles" to lay the final touches.
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Paeconia lactiflora Origin- China
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
tradional chinese medicine Chin-shao-yao refers to white flowered peony, Paeonia albiflora, Mu-sao-yao, which may be Paeonia officinalis in some cases. The plant is found growing wild, and is culitivated for its root which is much prized by Chinese doctors. It is used as a tonic, alterative, astringent and general remedy in the diseases of women. It is specially recommened in pregnancy. Peony is said to be anodyne, diuretic and carmative. It has special action upon the speen, liver, stomach and intestines and is prescribed in nosebleed, wounds and other hemorrhages. Tree peony or Mou-Tan, Paeonia moutan is known as the king of flowers. The bark of the root is the part used medicinally for fevers, colds, nervous disorders, hemorrhages, headaches and menstrual difficulties. Li Shih-Chen (Translated by F.Porter Smith & G.A. Stuart, M.D.Dover 1973) Chinese Medicinal Herbs (1578)
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How to Use: White Peony
Preparation Methods & Dosage :Peony root can be taken as a tea, extract or in capsules. Use 1 ounce of dried root to 1 pint boiled water to make a simple decoction of peony root. Peony is almost always used in combination with other herbs in Chinese formulations.

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referencesWhite Peony Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Abrasions/Cuts * Cancer Prevention * Colds * Cough * Dysmenorrhea * Migraine Headache *
Peony for :Menstrual Pain, bleeding
Menstrual Pain, bleeding The Chinese divide peony into two separate official drugs, Bai-shao (cultivated white peony), and Chi-shao, red peony, the root from wild plants. Bai-shao is bitter,sour and slightly cold. Chi-shao is sour, bitter and cool. Both have been used for thousands of years both in TCM an folk medicine. Uses of Bai-shao include abdominal pain, menstrual pain and excessive bleeding, night sweats and yin deficiency. Chi-shao is used for amenorrbhea, abdominal pain, excessive bleeding, sores and traumatic injuries.

Steven Foster and Yue chongxi, Herbal Emissaries (1992)

Plant Description

Basilus Besler Poenia Officinalis
Basilus Besler Poenia Officinalis

  • Flowers:Usually white , some shaded in pink,yellow and red, strongly fragarent Some cultivars have double flowers
  • Plant Class: herbaceous perennial
  • Leaves: Compound, deeply lobed
  • Fruit:
  • Preferred Habitat:
  • Flowering Season:Late spring, early summer
  • Distribution: Native to Europe, Asia, and North America

The common garden peony is one of the most widely grown perennials throughout the Northern hemisphere. Peonies are generally planted in the fall, but they may also be available in spring as potted plants. For those herbaceous peonies obtained in the fall, be sure the tuber has three to five buds or "eyes" present. They will be bright red in color. Tree peonies are grown either from seed or grafts, with the more desirable way for the home gardener being grafted plants. Herbaceous peonies with three to five "eyes" will generally flower the second year after planting, while it will take three years for a grafted tree peony. 2

Related Species Paeonia suffruticos Tree peony ,Mu Tan is a symbol of love and affection and an official herb in the Chinese Pharmacopeia
Astrology:
folklore It is an herb of the Sun, and under the Lion. Physicians say, Male Peony roots are best; but Dr. Reason told me Male Peony was best for men, and Female Peony for women, and he desires to be judged by his brother Dr. Experience. The roots are held to be of more virtue than the seed; next the flowers; and, last of all, the leaves Nicholas Culpeper
Folklore, Myths and Legends
References:
  1. Steven Foster and Yue chongxi . Herbal Emissaries (1992)
  2. University of Vermont Extension Department of Plant and Soil Science. Growing Peonies

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