Peony bark medicinal herb is the dried root bark of the ranunculaceae plant peony, also known as peony root bark, danpi, and dangen. "The peony demon in front of the court is unqualified, and the pond is pure and affectionate. Only the peony is true to the national color, and the flowers move the capital when they bloom", as a unique woody precious flower in China, peony has thousands of years of natural growth and more than 2,000 years of artificial cultivation history. Rooted in the Chinese folk peony culture for thousands of years, it has always been believed that peony has the beautiful meaning of "flowers bloom and become rich".
During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the West Garden in Luoyang for 200 miles, and peonies were introduced into the royal garden for the first time and cultivated artificially. In the Tang Dynasty, the peony culture began to flourish, and in the prosperous era of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the peony culture reached its peak in Chang'an, and planting and ornamenting peonies became a social fashion, and even produced a generation of legends of Wu Zetian and peony flower fairies. Throughout the Tang Dynasty, peony was a symbol of national prosperity and national peace and security.
Many famous poets in the Tang Dynasty did not spare pen and ink, leaving countless chapters and wonderful words singing about peonies. For example, Tang Li Shangyin's "Peony" "The first volume of the brocade is Mrs. Wei, and the embroidery is still piled up by Yue Ejun." Flip the jade pendant with your hands down, and dance the tulip skirt with your waist. Shijia candles have been cut, Xunling incense burner can be smoked. I am a dream to pass the color pen, want to write flowers and leaves to send the clouds", Tang Liu Yuxi's "Si Di Nanshu Peony" "met by chance in the world, together in Zengcheng Grandma's house. There is a good color of this alluring city, and the flowers of the Tianjiao are late. These beautiful poems all reflect the ancient people's heartfelt appreciation and love for peonies.
What is rare is that the peony is not only the national color and natural fragrance, which brings visual pleasure to people, and its roots are still a Chinese herbal medicine, which has significant medicinal value and a long history of medicinal use. "Materia Medica" records that "using this (peony skin) is not special and spicy, but disperses the real heat in the blood, and has the magic of cooling and fire." The people of the world are dedicated to the treatment of Huang Bai, but they do not know that the power of Danpi is better. Cover the cork is cold and dry, the beginning hurts the stomach, the long time is the defeat of the yang, the bitterness of the nature exists in vain, and the work of replenishing the yin is very little;Danpi red elephant separation, can purge the fire in the yin, so that the fire retreats and the yin is born, so into the little yin and with the use of nourishment, compared with the cork, it is nothing less than the sky", very specific and detailed explanation of the medicinal effect of the peony skin as "the real heat in the scattered blood". Compared with other cooling medicines such as cork, it can not only relieve fire and nourish yin, but also not be as cold as cork, which hurts yang if used for a long time. Peony peel was included in the catalogue of health food items by the former Ministry of Health.
This article only makes some brief analysis from the perspectives of the origin, character, quality, origin, efficacy and product application of peony skin.
One medicinal herb per issue - peony skin
One. Primordial
This product is a ranunculaceae peony paeonia suffruticosa androf the dried root bark. In autumn, the roots are excavated, the fine roots and sediment are removed, the root bark is peeled off, and the sun is driedOr scrape off the rough skin, remove the wood core, and dry it. The former is known as "Lian Danpi", and the latter is known as "Scraping Danpi".
Two. traits
Lian DanpiIt is cylindrical or semi-cylindrical, with longitudinally cut cracks, slightly curled or opened inward, 5 20 cm long, 05～1.2cm, thickness 01～0.4cm。The outer surface is grayish-brown or yellowish-brown, with many transverse elongated porous protrusions and fine root marks, and the cork peels are pinkThe inner surface is pale grayish-yellow or light brown, with obvious fine longitudinal lines, and shiny crystals are common. Hard and brittle, easy to break, flat cross-section, pale pink, powdery. The smell is aromatic, and the taste is slightly bitter and astringent.
Scrape the danpiThe outer surface has scraper cuts, and the outer surface is reddish-brown or pale grayish-yellow, and sometimes gray-brown speckled remnants of the outer skin can be seen.
Peony bark medicinal material trait diagram
Source**: Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Materia Medica Image Database.
Three. Quality
It is better to have thick and long strips, thick skin, no wood heart, white flour, powderiness, many "bright silver stars", and strong aroma.
Shop. Origin
It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Anhui, Henan, Shandong and other places.
Five. Efficacy
According to the 2020 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, peony skin is bitter and pungent, and slightly cold. Return to the heart, liver, and kidney meridians. Clear heat and cool blood, invigorate blood and dispel blood stasis. It is used for hot blood, warm poison spots, ** blood, hot night and early cool, no sweat and bone steaming, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, fall pain, carbuncle swelling and sores.
Land. Product Applications
Peony peel is widely used in ancient prescriptions, modern Chinese patent medicines and health foods.
For example, the "plum kernel soup" in the "Shengji General Record" (clears heat and cools blood, moistens the intestines and laxatives. Treatment of intestinal carbuncles, tenesmus and vague pain, constipation and astringency. ), "Clearing the Liver and Relieving Depression Soup" in the "Surgical Essentials" (clearing the liver and relieving depression, cooling the blood and dispersing knots. The main liver and gallbladder qi stagnation and blood stasis, liver meridian blood deficiency and wind heat. ), "Liangying Qingqi Soup" in the "Summary of Laryngeal Sha Treatment" (Liangying is breathable, clears heat and cools blood. The Lord is hot and irritable, thirsty for cold drinks, his throat is swollen and rotten, his pulse is swollen, his tongue is red, his qi is hot and sweaty, and his blood is hot and dense. Prescriptions such as peony peel are included in the peony skin to play its role of "clearing heat and cooling the blood".
Modern Chinese patent medicine also often introduces peony skin, such as rhino horn rehmannia pills, sophora sophora tincture, Babao Zhihong pills, ten gray pills, Shu hemorrhoids pills, ten gray powder, etc., which also play the role of danpi in "clearing heat and cooling blood", especially suitable for the situation of "hot blood".
Modern health foods also often use peony peel, which is used to remove acne, melasma, enhance immunity, clear throat and other functions.
The function of peony bark to "clear heat and cool blood" is especially unique in the prevention and treatment of modern respiratory diseases. With the development of related Chinese patent medicines, the peony of the national color Tianxiang has derived many special products, including medicines, so that this "flower of wealth" has been upgraded to "the flower of industry".