The difference between white peony root and angelica root

Many people cannot distinguish between white peony root and red peony root. In fact, white peony root and red peony root are both Chinese medicinal herbs, which are beneficial to the health of the body. So, how much do you know about the difference between white peony root and red peony root? Now, let me write and take everyone to understand the professional knowledge in these areas. Hope it helps you guys.

1. The difference between white peony root and red peony root

Red peony root and white peony root are two different medicines. Red peony root has the combined effects of nourishing blood and qi, softening the liver, and nourishing yin. It can treat deficiency of both qi and blood, deficiency of both qi and blood, hyperactivity of liver fire, and disharmony between the Ying and Wei systems. White peony root is a medicine for treating colds and headaches.

2. Effects of White Peony Root

1. Anti-infection effect: Gavage of 4g/kg of white peony root or white peony root decoction (1g of special herbal medicine 1g) to mice can significantly inhibit xylene-induced ear inflammation in mice (P<0.01).

2. Antipyretic and analgesic effects: In the high fever cell model induced by subcutaneous injection of peptone into the back of white rabbits, 1g of white peony root or 15g/kg of Hangzhou white peony root decoction had a significant antipyretic effect. Oral administration of 8 g/kg of white peony root or white peony root decoction significantly reduced the frequency of writhing in mice induced by abdominal injection of 1% glacial acetic acid (0.1/kg), and the efficacy was similar to that of aminopyrine 8 g/kg, P<0.001. In the hot plate test of experimental mice, those with pain threshold within 30 minutes before administration were given 8g/kg of white peony or white peony root by gavage. 60 minutes after administration, the pain threshold of white peony and white peony root was significantly enhanced, and the comparison with the saline group was P<0.001 and 0.01.

3. Antispasmodic effect: The bergamot lactone, zanthoxylum bungeanum and isoimperatorin B contained in this product have significant antispasmodic effect on rabbit ileum. Isoimperatorin can also increase the contraction force of the rabbit's uterus and the neuroactivity of the cervical muscles. Scopolamine has an antispasmodic effect on uterine spasms induced by estrogen or barium chloride in vivo or in paraffin sections of rats, with an ED50 of 0.09 mg/kg.

4. Effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: The isoimperatorin and quinceanine contained in this product have the effect of lowering blood pressure for cats. 50 mg/kg can reduce aortic pressure by 50%, and the effect lasts for 1.5 hours. The prepolymer of isoimperatorin and N-butadienylpyrrolidone can increase the duration of aortic pressure reduction in cats by 5-10 times. It can also reduce the contraction force of paraffin-sectioned frog hearts.

5. Antibacterial effect: White peony root decoction has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholerae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The oxypreparatatin contained in this product has antibacterial effect on 11 strains in vitro test; imperatorin also has antibacterial effect; the IC value of imperatortatin against human tuberculosis H37RV is 100 mcg/ml. The soaking agent also has a certain inhibitory effect on pathogenic bacteria such as Trichophyton audouinii.

6. Photosensitizing effect: The furanocoumarin compounds such as bergamotol, zanthoxylum bungeanum, and isoimperatorin B contained in this product are photoactive substances. Once they enter the body, once exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet rays, they can cause solar dermatitis on the skin directly exposed, resulting in swelling, increased melanin, and thickening of the skin. The photosensitivity of Zanthoxylum bungeanum is the strongest, followed by bergamotolone, and isoimperatorin B is the weakest. Photosensitive active substances can be used to treat vitiligo. Isoprugine is an ingredient for the treatment of psoriasis, and its effectiveness has been proven by clinical erythema measurement.

7. Anti-cancer effect: Isoimperatorin and ligusticum chuanxiong have cytotoxic effects on Hela cells. The ED50 of isoimperatorin is 100 μg/mL.