What should be paid attention to in harvesting Paeonia lactiflora

Radix Paeoniae Alba is one of the most common traditional Chinese medicine in China, it has a very good effect on many diseases of the human body, and traditional Chinese medicine has thousands of culture and history in our country. It does have its unique efficacy and effect.

What should be paid attention to in harvesting Paeonia lactiflora

The peony should be harvested in August of the third to fourth years. Choose a sunny day when harvesting, cut off the stems and leaves, dig out the roots, cut off the coarse roots from the place where the peony is planted, and leave the thick roots of the pen on the peony head. For ramet reproduction, then leave the thick lateral root on the peony head for ramet reproduction, and then cut off the lateral root on the coarse root to remove the head and tail. According to the natural growth of peony root, the peony strips with similar thickness at both ends were cut into 9cm and 12cm according to the natural growth of peony root, and the peony strips were divided according to size and placed indoors for 3 days and turned once a day.

Medicinal effect of Radix Paeoniae Alba

1. It is used for menstruation disorder, metrorrhagia and other syndromes of blood deficiency or yin deficiency with heat. It has the effect of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. It is often used with Angelica sinensis and Radix Rehmanniae. If Yin deficiency has heat, early menstruation, large amount or metrorrhagia, it can be used with donkey-hide gelatin, ground bone skin, etc.

2. It can be used for headache, vertigo, hypochondriac pain, pain in epigastric abdomen and limbs, such as deficiency of liver-yin, discomfort of liver-qi or hyperactivity of liver-yang. it has the effect of nourishing liver-yin, regulating liver-qi, calming liver-yang, relieving pain and so on.

3. For the syndrome of apparent deficiency and spontaneous sweating of Yin deficiency and disharmony between Ying and Wei, it can collect Yin, harmonize Ying and stop sweating, treat Ying and Wei disharmony, apparent deficiency and spontaneous sweating is often compatible with hanging branches, and the treatment of Yin deficiency and night sweating can be matched with Rehmannia, oysters, floating wheat and so on.

Efficacy and effect of Paeonia lactiflora

Taste sweet, sour, bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic.

Meridian of liver and spleen.

[efficacy] to calm the liver and relieve pain, nourish blood and regulate menstruation, collect yin and stop sweating, for headache, vertigo, hypochondriac pain, abdominal pain, limb contracture pain, blood deficiency and yellowing, irregular menstruation, spontaneous sweating and night sweats.

1. Effect on cardiovascular system: dilate coronary artery and lower blood pressure.

2. Hepatoprotective effect: it has obvious protective effect on liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride, aflatoxin B1 and D-galactosamine.

3. Antispasmodic effect: it can inhibit the movement of intestine and stomach, and significantly antagonize the uterine contraction induced by oxytocin.

4. Analgesic effect: it can inhibit writhing, hissing and hot plate reaction in mice, has a synergistic effect on morphine inhibiting writhing reaction, and can antagonize convulsion caused by pentylenetetrazol.

Medicinal taboos of Radix Paeoniae Alba

1. Radix Paeoniae Alba has the effect of acid-cold convergence, exogenous wind-cold, internal injury leading to cold, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, kidney yang deficiency and decline should not be used too much or used alone.

2, irregular menstruation or leucorrhea, falling lower abdomen, waist and abdomen acid is heavy deficiency cold should not be used too much or single.

3. White peony acid cold converges, typhoid fever in Shangjiao yang knot, rash should not be used, pregnant women should not be used too much or used alone.

4. Radix Paeoniae Alba has a sedative effect, which should not be used by coma patients, infants and the elderly should not be taken for a long time or overdose.

5. Radix Paeoniae Alba can antagonize the sweating effect of cassia twig, Ligusticum chuanxiong and other medicinal materials, such as mirabilite, Dendrobium, fear of turtle shell, small thistle, anti-Chenopodium.

Although there are many efficacy and effects of Radix Paeoniae Alba, but its efficacy is also symptomatic to have an effect, so in normal life, do not blindly eat Radix Paeoniae Alba, it is better to take it under the guidance of the doctor.