peony root slices mu dan pi PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA slices
LATIN NAME: Paeonia × suffruticosa
COMMON NAME: Moutan Peony, Tree Peony, Mudan
The tree peony is one of the most celebrated flowers of the world, and its great, silken blooms have been treasured in China for more than a thousand years. It grows as a long-lived, deciduous shrub, reaching up to two metres and more, with a woody base and bold, divided leaves and, in late spring, a magnificent display of huge, bowl-shaped flowers in white, pink, red, purple and yellow, often fragrant, borne singly at the branch tips, so lavish that they have been called the king of flowers. The common name used in China is mudan or Moutan peony, and the cultivated forms are the result of centuries of breeding from the species of the peony subsection, grown in the gardens and the temple courts of China for a very long time.
The tree peony belongs to the peony family, Paeoniaceae, and the cultivated Moutan peonies are a group of cultivars that are the result of hybridization with peony species exclusively belonging to the subsection Vaginatae. The common name used in China is mudan or Moutan peony, and the cultivars have been treasured for a very long time.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The tree peony has a genuine and distinguished place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is one of the most celebrated of all garden plants, prized for its great, silken blooms and its fragrance, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its breeding and its many cultivars, while the long history of the Moutan peony in China, where it has been grown for over a thousand years, has been studied, and the development of its many forms has made it a classic subject in the history of plant breeding. The peony has also been studied in chemistry and pharmacology, since the root bark, known as mudan pi, has a long history of use in traditional medicine, and researchers have examined the chemistry of the plant, identifying a range of bioactive compounds, including the paeonol and the glycosides, and examining their potential biological activity, which has made it a subject of continuing interest in natural product research. The species has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the peony family, and its classification and its relationships have been examined. For a flower of such glory, the tree peony has a rich and distinguished record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the tree peony is a generous plant of the late spring garden. Its great flowers feed bees and other insects, and its bold leaves give shelter, while it is a celebrated presence in the gardens and the temple courts of China.
Its economic value is real and varied. It is one of the most celebrated of the flowering shrubs, and the Moutan peony has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as one of the great garden plants of the world, prized for its sumptuous bloom, while the root bark has a long history of use in traditional medicine and its chemistry continues to be of interest to research and industry. For a grower, the tree peony is a long-lived and rewarding shrub, and for a gardener it brings the king of flowers to the garden. The seeds need patience — nick them and give them a spell of cold in the fridge in damp compost for a couple of months, then sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, and they’ll sprout slowly, growing on into a noble, woody shrub that will reward you with its first blooms after a few years.
Description
clears heat and cools the blood, clears fire of yin deficiency, clear blood stasis and rid of clots, drain pus and reduces swelling due to blood stasis.
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1. effect on circulation
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2. anti micro organism
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3. anti inflammatory, and effect on immune system
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4. effect on CNS
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5. effect on secretion of water and sodium when dosage is increased. Low dosage does not have effect on secretion of potassium. At highest dosage secretion of potassium is decreased.