Effects and functions of peony root:

The root of peony, nourishing yin and blood

The ancients described the beauty of peony as "standing like peony, sitting like peony". Peony is not only beautiful, but also valuable in the name of peony medicine has the word "medicine". In Chinese medicine, the root of Paeonia lactiflora, especially the white peony, is a nourishing Yin and blood tonic, and is known as the "flower of women's medicine", not because of the beauty of its flowers, but because of the efficacy of its root. In clinical use, many women's disease medication can be seen white peony.

White peony is the dried root of the buttercup herb, bitter, sour, sweet, slightly cold, to the liver, spleen meridian, with blood nourishing and softening the liver, easing pain in the middle, convergence of the yin to collect the efficacy of sweating, used in the treatment of chest, abdomen, coercive rib pain, diarrhea and abdominal pain, spontaneous sweating and night sweating, yin deficiency and fever, menstrual disorders, disintegration and subluxation of the belt and other diseases.

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Paeonies breeding methods and precautions

A, soil

Paeonies have high requirements for soil, fertile, loose, and acidic. You can mainly use sandy soil, and mixed with other substances, such as sea meal wo microbial fungicide base fertilizer. In order to ensure permeability and drainage, in the bottom of the pot can be padded with some small stones.

Two, light

Paeony is more light-loving, light on its growth will help, in the flowering period can also promote it to bloom. Generally speaking, you have to ensure that no less than six hours of light every day. However, direct light from the sun is not good for it, and in severe cases it can become wilted or even die, and needs to be shaded. In winter, it should see as much light as possible.

Three, fertilization

Paeonia lactiflora's demand for fertilizer is not too much, the entire growing period generally only need to fertilize twice. In just entering the growth period soon, mainly with nitrogen fertilizer. The second is the time of flowering, with mainly phosphorus fertilizer, the purpose is to promote flowering.

Four, watering

Paeony is relatively drought-resistant, but the soil needs to be kept slightly moist during the growth period. Can be regulated according to the season. General spring can be half a month watering. Summer is very hot, can be once a week. If it rains more in the fall, it can be once a month. Winter generally do not have to water.

Five, temperature

The appropriate temperature for peony is between eighteen and twenty-six degrees. Winter need to protect it from the cold, don't go below five degrees. Summer temperature don't exceed forty degrees on the line, generally can meet.