Class: Clear Heat
Subclass: Cool the Blood
Name:
Pinyin: Chi Shao Yao
Pharmaceutical: Radix Paeoniae Rubrae
Other names: Chi Shao, Sheng Chi Shao
Description: Red Peony Root.
Properties:
Nature: Slightly cold.
Taste: Bitter, acid.
Organ: Liver, Spleen.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Clears Heat.
Cools Blood.
Eliminates Blood accumulation.
Calms pain.
Comparisons:
Bai Shao Yao treats all cases with Blood deficiency (soothes the Liver and nourishes Blood).
Warning:
Contraindications: Amenorrhea due to Cold from Deficiency.
Blood Deficiency.
Pregnancy.