White Peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
白芍药bái sháo yàoBaishaoyao
Paeonia lactiflora · Plant
2
Indications
7
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 White Peony for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Abdominal PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says White Peony does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CirculationBenefit ImmuneBenefit LiverBenefit Menstruation
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Paeonia lactiflora 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.
- Benefit Antimicrobial23 records, 11 in people
- Benefit Circulation59 records, 18 in people
- Benefit Immune74 records, 25 in people
- Benefit Liver97 records, 33 in people
- Benefit Menstruation5 records, 3 in people
- Abdominal Pain12 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome223 records, 73 in people