Angelica dahurica pictures

For some female friends who pursue beauty, you may be familiar with white peony root, because it is often used in traditional Chinese medicine beauty. In addition to its beauty and skin care effects, white peony root also has other functions and effects.

So, what are the functions and effects of white peony root? What applications does it have in clinical medicine? In this article, the editor will introduce the relevant professional knowledge in these areas to everyone.

The main effects of Angelica dahurica

White peony root is the main medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. It is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It has the effects of dispelling wind, removing dampness, clearing dizziness and relieving pain, as well as reducing swelling and releasing pus. It can be used in clinical medicine to treat colds, headaches, toothaches, female discharge, centipede bites and other symptoms. The book "Ben Cao Qiu Zhen" states:

White peony root has a strong average temperature and can clear away dizziness and relieve exterior symptoms. It is the main medicine for dispelling wind and dampness in the foot yangming meridian. Therefore, it can cure all Yangming facial diseases, such as pain in the forehead, pain in the brow bone, pain in the gums, and black scars on the face.

Medicinal value of white peony root

Pharmacological studies have shown that white peony root contains important components such as imperatorin and isoimperatorin, and its actual medicinal value is as follows:

1. Antipyretic and analgesic

In vitro clinical experiments have shown that white peony root has the effect of antipyretic and analgesic, and can improve the body's pain range. This is one of the reasons why it has a relieving effect on symptoms such as headaches in clinical medicine.

2. Anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic

White peony root also has the effect of anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic, which can help relieve the inflammation of the symptoms, while also playing the role of relieving tendons and spasms, eliminating excessive tension in the body.

3. Antibacterial effect

White peony root also has antibacterial ingredients. Scientific research shows that its decoction has an inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, and Proteus, so it can be used in clinical medicine to treat bacterial infections.

4. Photosensitive effect

Pharmacological studies have shown that bergamotol, zanthoxylum bungeanum and isoimperatorin contained in white peony root have strong photosensitivity. After entering the body and being exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet rays, they can cause symptoms such as swelling, increased melanin and keratinization, which is harmful to the normal body, but can play a therapeutic effect on diseases such as vitiligo caused by melanin loss.

Can white peony root remove spots?

In the above medicinal values, we know that white peony root is photosensitive and can accumulate pigments. However, in traditional Chinese medicine, white peony root can be used to whiten the skin. Therefore, the skin whitening effect of white peony root has been questioned by many people.

In fact, white peony root does have the effect of whitening the skin. When used in combination with other medicines, it can achieve the effect of removing spots. Modern pharmacological research has inferred that other Chinese medicinal materials may inhibit the photosensitivity and phototoxicity of white peony root, thereby achieving the effect of whitening the skin, but the specific mechanism of action is still unknown.