White Peony Root,Radix Paeoniae Alba,Bai Shao and Red Peony Root,Radix Paeonia Rubra,Chi Shao,Origin,function,Phytochemicals and Modern Researches.

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Basic Botanical Data Identification of White Peony Root.Radix Paeoniae Alba.

Peony Root Extract INCI Name Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract CAS 084929-40-8 Paeoniflorin 23180-57-6 White Peony Root Extract Radix Paeoniae Alba Red Peony Root Extract Radix Paeonia Rubra photo picture image White Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba)
 Medical Name: Radix Paeoniae Alba
 Latin Name: Paeonia lactiflora Pall, a perennial plant of the family Paeoniaceae
 Latin: Radix Paeoniae Alba
 Pinyin Name: Bai shao
 Common names:Chinese Peony Root.
 Synonyms:Paeonia alblflora Pallas., P. edulis Salisb., P. officinalis Thunb.
 Selected vernacular names: Baishao, bo-baishao, chuan-baishao, hang-baishao, mu-shaoyao, mudan, paeoniae alba, paeony, pai shao yao, pe-shou, peony, peony root, Pfingstrose, shakuyaku, shaoyao, syakuyaku, white peony, white-flowered peony.
 Peony Root Extract INCI Name Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract CAS 084929-40-8 Paeoniflorin 23180-57-6 White Peony Root Extract Radix Paeoniae Alba Red Peony Root Extract Radix Paeonia Rubra photo picture image
 Origin: Root, sun-dried,Root of Paeonia lactifiora Pall.
 Taste: Bitter, sour and sweet
 Where to find it: A garden plant that thrives in most soils.
 Flowering time: Late spring.
 Astrology: A herb of the Sun and under the Lion.
 Habitat:Zhejiang, Anhui and Sichuan provinces, China
 Flavor and Property:Bitter,sour; and sweet in flavor, slightly cold in nature, it is related to the liver and spleen channels.
 Effects of White Poeny Root: Promotes blood circulation, regulates menstruation, nourishes liver
 Peony Root Extract INCI Name Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract CAS 084929-40-8 Paeoniflorin 23180-57-6 White Peony Root Extract Radix Paeoniae Alba Red Peony Root Extract Radix Paeonia Rubra photo picture image
 Organoleptic properties:Odour, slight; taste, slightly sweet at first, followed bya sour or astringent taste and a slight bitterness.
 Microscopic characteristics"Literature description not available; to be established in accordance with national requirements.
 Applications: a) Headaches;b) Dizziness;c) Costal and abdominal pain;d) Spasmodic pain of the limbs;e) Anemia; f) Menstrual disorders;g) Spontaneous sweating and night sweating

 Powdered plant material:Light greyish brown powder; masses of gelatinized starch granules fairly abundant, 5-25 in diameter; clusters of calcium oxalate 11-35 in diameter,packed in parenchyma cells in rows or singly; bordered, pitted, or reticulate vessels 20-65 in diameter, walls thickened and slightly lignified.
 The root ,fresh gathered, cures the falling-sickness.The well-known garden perennial. The stems are brown and the flowers a beautiful purplish-red. The roots run deep into the ground.

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last edit date:12th,June.2009.