Moutan Cortex

JP Botanpi (牡丹皮)

CN Mu Dan Pi / mǔdānpí (牡丹皮)

EN Tree Peony Root Bark

Material Bark

Nature Cool

Flavor Bitter, Pungent

Meridians Heart, Kidney, Liver

Origin

Dried root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews (Paeoniaceae).

Key Constituents

Paeonol, paeoniflorin, oxypaeoniflorin, benzoylpaeoniflorin, paeonoside.

Traditional Functions

Clears heat and cools the blood, invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, clears deficiency heat.

Traditional Terms

清熱涼血, 活血祛瘀, 清退虛熱

Traditional Uses

Heat in the blood with bleeding, blood stasis with menstrual disorders or abdominal pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal masses, and deficiency heat associated with Yin deficiency.

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