百子櫃 ›
The root of the cultivated white peony, boiled and sun-dried, sold as hard, dense off-white straight slices. Faintly bitter and sour, it stays discreet in the pot and belongs to the four-substance family of blood-tonic soups rather than everyday cooking.
Nature · cooling Flavour · bitter、sour Meridians · liver、spleen
In the tradition it nourishes and restrains the blood, softens the liver and eases tension, a standing member of four-substance style pots alongside dang gui and rehmannia.
Soak and rinse the sliced form.
浙江（杭白芍）／安徽亳州（亳白芍）
Herbal shops / specialists
“The pot she makes when someone needs looking after.”
Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.