Chinese name:

Source:

Paeoniae Radix - root

Nature:

• slightly cold (cold, balanced, yin, descending)

Taste:

• bitter (sweet, sour, salty)

Tropism:

• liver and spleen (lungs)

Direction of action:

• inwards

Effects:

• clears heat and cools the blood

• invigorates the blood

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standard 6 g

Contraindications:

• use with caution in cases of already ruptured abscesses