百子櫃THE HUNDRED DRAWERS
White peony root
白芍
nourishes blood養血斂陰柔肝止痛平肝
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.
TCM properties
Nature · cooling Flavour · bitter、sour Meridians · liver、spleen
Traditional food therapy
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.
Cautions: read first
- Take care with belly pain and loose bowels from cold and deficiency
- Traditionally held to clash with 藜蘆 (veratrum)
Preparation
Soak and rinse the sliced form.
Origin · Geo-authentic (道地) source
Zhejiang (Hang white peony) and Bozhou, Anhui (Bo white peony)
Availability in Australia
Herbal shops / specialists
