Packet of 100g of white peony root.

Bai Shao Yao, known as white peony, is a revered herb in traditional Chinese medicine for its numerous beneficial properties. Used for centuries, this plant is renowned for its calming and balancing effects. Discover how Bai Shao Yao can enhance your overall well-being and seamlessly integrate into your daily routine.

Benefits and Uses:
In TCM, Bai Shao Yao is recognized for its calming and nourishing virtues:
Yin Balance: Bai Shao Yao is known for nourishing Yin, helping maintain energetic balance in the body, essential for overall well-being.
Liver Support: This herb helps soothe the liver, relieving tensions and promoting harmonious energy flow.
Relief of Menstrual Pain: Bai Shao Yao is commonly used to alleviate menstrual pains and regulate the cycle.
Improved Circulation: It aids in promoting healthy blood flow, thereby reducing feelings of stagnation and pain.

Usage Recommendations:
Bai Shao Yao can be used in various ways to maximize its benefits:
Decoctions: Prepare a decoction by boiling Bai Shao Yao with other herbs according to your needs. This method is ideal for optimal nutrient absorption. Add slices of Bai Shao Yao to hot water to prepare a soothing and nourishing tea. It's a simple way to benefit from its properties daily. Prepare a Bai Shao Yao infusion and drink it throughout the day to enjoy its balancing and calming effects.
Dietary Supplements: Use extracts or powders of Bai Shao Yao in your dietary supplements for regular and controlled intake.
Medicinal Soup: Incorporate Bai Shao Yao into medicinal soups in combination with other tonifying herbs for a nourishing and balanced meal. Add Bai Shao Yao to your soups and stews for a culinary approach to traditional medicine.

White peony root, or Bai Shao Yao, is a precious herb in traditional Chinese medicine, renowned for its calming and balancing properties. Whether nourishing Yin, supporting the liver, relieving menstrual pain, or improving blood flow, Bai Shao Yao offers a multitude of benefits for your well-being. Integrate it into your diet and daily habits to discover its beneficial effects.-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Category: Tonify
Subcategory: Tonify Blood
Pinyin: Bai Shao Yao
Pharmacology: Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae
Other names: Sheng Bai Shao Yao, Sheng Bai Shao, Bai Shao
Description: White peony root.

Properties:
Nature: Slightly cold.
Flavor: Bitter, sour.
Tropism: Liver, Spleen.
Toxicity: Non-toxic.

Actions and Indications:
Nourishes Blood
Consolidates Yin (body fluids)
Regulates Liver function, calms Yang
Liver Qi stagnation with rising Liver Yang
Disharmony between Liver and Spleen
Bi syndrome due to blood deficiency with pain and spasms
Calms pain
Regulates menstruation

Contraindications:
Empty and Cold with diarrhea.
Individuals suffering from diarrhea with Cold present
individuals with eczema or skin rashes due to an attack of external wind with incomplete expression.
postpartum for those with blood stagnation or those still bleeding.
Do not use in high doses or for prolonged periods for individuals with liver problems.
Exercise caution with sedatives as this herb has a sedative and analgesic effect on the central nervous system. It can be associated with drowsiness, so be careful when driving or operating heavy machinery.
Exercise caution for those taking anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin), and enoxaparin (Lovenox) or antiplatelet medications such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine), and clopidogrel (Plavix).
Exercise caution for those taking insulin, sulfonylureas, and other antidiabetic medications as there may be a synergistic effect leading to hypoglycemia.
Recommended Dosage:
5 to 30g in decoction per day.
Usage:
Boil for 15 minutes.

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Western Use:
Menstrual disorders, vaginal discharge, and uterine bleeding accompanied by a pale face
Anemia
Dysenteric disorders with tenesmus
Dysmenorrhea
Hypertensive headache
Irritability
Tinnitus
Spontaneous or nocturnal sweats
Chest pain
Tranquilizing, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory
Family: Blood-tonifying herbs

More details about the plant can be found in Newsletter 9 - Bai Shao Yao

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Usage Precautions:
It cannot substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Keep out of reach of children, protected from heat and humidity.

To ensure traceability and the excellence of our supplies, we prioritize collection companies strategically located in the heart of recognized traditional terroirs. Entire villages have specialized in the cultivation of plants and have developed invaluable expertise over the centuries for all stages of cultivation.

Absence: of bacteriological or fungal contamination, heavy metals, pesticide residues, sulfurs, and irradiation.

Comparisons:
Chi Shao Yao and Bai Shao come from the same species, but Bai Shao is cultivated while Chi Shao Yao is wild-harvested.
Bai Shao tonifies Blood and Yin, calms convulsions.
Chi Shao Yao cools Blood, eliminates stasis, and relieves pain caused by Blood accumulations.
They are often used together for pain, irritability caused by Liver Qi stagnation, or bruises caused by trauma.