Medicinal peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)

药用牡丹yào yòng mǔ dānYaoyongmudan

Paeonia suffruticosa · Plant

Paeonia suffruticosa
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood thinners; may affect hormone levels; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Medicinal peony for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Abdominal PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Medicinal peony does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CirculationBenefit LiverBenefit Menstruation

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Paeonia suffruticosa and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.