Side effects of white peony root

Everything has two sides, and medicine is even more so. In our traditional Chinese medicine, we have to utilize the medicinal properties of Chinese medicine while it is difficult to avoid its many side effects, so we can only find ways to minimize the side effects of Chinese medicine. White peony is a common Chinese medicine. We also call it white peony medicine. White peony has very good medicinal effects.

White peony root can be used for antibacterial and anti-inflammatory purposes. It can also treat night sweats and protect the liver. It can replenish and nourish blood and has a good effect on women's menstrual disorders.

The efficacy of white peony root

1. Effects on the cardiovascular system: dilate coronary arteries and lower blood pressure (d-catechin and ethyl gallate have anti-thrombotic and anti-platelet aggregation effects)

2. Liver protection effect: It has a significant protective effect on liver damage caused by carbon tetrachloride, aflatoxin B1 and D-galactosamine

3. The antispasmodic effect has an inhibitory effect on the intestinal tract and gastric motility in situ, and significantly counteracts the uterine contraction caused by oxytocin

4. Analgesic effect: It can inhibit the writhing, screaming and hot plate reaction of mice, has a synergistic effect on morphine in inhibiting the writhing reaction, and can counteract the convulsion caused by pentylenetetrazol

Side effects of white peony root

It should not be used alone for symptoms of deficiency and cold. Anti-Veratrum.

1. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "It is incompatible with Dendrobium and Glauber's Salt. It is afraid of Xiaoshi, Biejia, and Xiaoci. It is against Veratrum."

2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "People with blood deficiency and coldness should avoid this product. The ancients said that reducing peony root can avoid coldness, which should not be ignored."

3. "Ben Cao Jing Shu": "White peony root is sour and cold, and should not be used for symptoms such as abdominal pain caused by cold, diarrhea caused by cold, cold pain in the abdomen, and cold feeling in the stomach and intestines."

4. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "If the spleen is cold and the distension is difficult to resolve, it should not be used."

5. "Pharmaceutical Chemistry": "Avoid using it for rashes."

6. "Depei Materia Medica": "It is forbidden to use in patients with spleen deficiency and cold, diarrhea and pure blood, and postpartum."

Above we introduced what white peony root is as well as its functions and effects. Although white peony root has many benefits to the human body and can be used as a daily health care medicine, we cannot ignore the side effects of white peony root. Therefore, when using traditional Chinese medicine as a daily health care medicine, we must adopt a dialectical approach.