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清热药 · Heat-clearing

Red Peony Root chì sháo · 赤芍

Paeonia lactiflora (red root)

Nature and flavour. Bitter, slightly cold; Liver system.

Classically described as cooling the blood and dispersing stasis, most often recorded alongside moutan bark.

性味归经。苦,微寒;归肝经。

传统上用于清热凉血、散瘀,文献中常与牡丹皮并列出现。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Not interchangeable with white peony root, which nourishes blood rather than moving it - a distinction readers new to the materia medica routinely miss. Classical texts advise caution in pregnancy.

与补血的白芍不是同一味,二者不可互相代用——这是初学本草者最常混淆的一处。传统上孕妇慎用。

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