What are the effects and functions of red peony root?

Red peony root can clear away heat and cool blood, and it can also help promote blood circulation and disperse blood stasis. It can also effectively improve amenorrhea or blood stasis in women. When combined with angelica, peach kernel and safflower, it has a very good improvement effect, so its medicinal value is very high.

1. Clear away heat, cool blood, disperse blood stasis and relieve pain. It is used for rashes caused by warm toxins, vomiting blood, epistaxis, red and swollen eyes, pain in the ribs caused by liver depression, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain caused by masses, injuries from falls, carbuncles, swellings and ulcers.

2. Red peony root can clear away excess heat in the blood and disperse stagnant blood. The function of this product is similar to that of Moutan Cortex, so it is often used together with Moutan Cortex. However, Cortex Moutan is better in clearing heat and cooling blood, and can not only clear excess heat in the blood, but also treat fever due to yin deficiency; whereas Red Peony Root can only be used for excess heat in the blood, and is good at promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis.

3. Treat amenorrhea due to blood stasis, hernia, abdominal pain, flank pain, epistaxis, bloody diarrhea, intestinal bleeding, red eyes, and carbuncle. It is used for febrile diseases, heat entering the blood, fever, red tongue, rashes on the body, and blood heat. Combined with Radix Rehmanniae, Peony Root, etc.

4. Used for amenorrhea, traumatic injury, sores, carbuncle, swelling and other symptoms of qi and blood stasis. Combined with Chuanxiong, Angelica, Peach Kernel, Safflower, etc., it can be used for amenorrhea and injuries caused by falls; combined with Angelica, Honeysuckle, Licorice, etc., it can be used for sores, carbuncles, and swellings.

5. Remove blood stasis, relieve pain, cool blood and reduce swelling. It is used to treat amenorrhea due to blood stasis, hernia, abdominal pain, flank pain, epistaxis, bloody diarrhea, intestinal bleeding, red eyes, and carbuncles. Relieve pain, promote urination, and invigorate qi.