White peony and red peony

***Same point:

White peony and red peony are not distinguished in the "Ben Jing", and they are commonly known as peony. In the late Tang and early Song Dynasties, Begin to distinguish the two. Although the two are derived from the same thing and have a slightly cold nature, the predecessors said: "Bai Bu Chi Xie, Bai Shu Chi San", which explains the main difference between the two in one sentence.

Differences:

It is generally believed that in terms of efficacy:

White peony root is good at nourishing blood and regulating menstruation, softening the liver and relieving pain, astringing yin and stopping sweating, and calming liver yang. ;

Red peony root is good at clearing away heat and cooling blood, promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, and clearing away liver fire.

In terms of application:

White peony root mainly treats blood deficiency, yin deficiency, and excessive liver yang. Such as irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea due to blood deficiency or yin deficiency with heat, night sweats due to yin deficiency, spontaneous sweating due to superficial deficiency due to incompatibility of ying and defense, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability and other symptoms due to excessive liver yang;

< p> Red peony root is mainly used to treat various syndromes caused by blood heat, blood stasis and liver fire. Such as body heat spots, dry mouth and red tongue caused by heat entering the nutrient blood, vomiting blood in the epistaxis caused by excessive blood heat, amenorrhea, carbuncle and sore caused by blood heat stasis, red eyes and nebula caused by inflammation of the liver fire, etc. certificate.

Also: White peony root and red peony root can relieve pain and can be used to treat painful diseases.

But white peony root is good at nourishing blood and softening the liver, relieving pain and relieving pain. It mainly treats pain in the flanks and ribs, spasm and pain in the epigastrium, abdomen and limbs caused by insufficient liver yin, blood deficiency and liver hyperactivity.

Red peony root is good at promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, stagnation and swelling and pain caused by bruises and bruises, as well as sores, swelling and pain caused by blood stasis and blockage. Because it can clear away heat and cool blood, it is especially suitable for those with blood heat and blood stasis.