What are the effects of peony and peony root stewed in chicken? If you know, please tell me. Thank you.

The medicinal purpose of peony is white peony root. Its functions are as follows:

(1) Blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia, dizziness, fatigue, palpitations and insomnia.

(2) Blood deficiency, lack of nourishment of the liver pulse, acute limb spasms, stiff joints, and difficulty in flexion and extension.

(3) Insufficient liver yin, excessive liver yang, dizziness, tinnitus, and numbness of the limbs.

The medicinal root of peony is the bark of peony. Its functions are:

clearing heat and cooling blood; activating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. In febrile disease, heat enters the blood; spots appear; vomiting and epistaxis; in the late stage of febrile disease, heat subsides over the Yin and distributes fever; Yin deficiency and bone steaming, hot flashes; blood stagnation and amenorrhea; dysmenorrhea; carbuncle and sore; pain caused by falling; rheumatic heat paralysis .

It can be seen that both herbs are mainly tonic and conditioning. In addition, analysis of modern traditional Chinese medicine ingredients shows that total glycosides of paeony and peony phenol have the effect of lowering blood pressure. However, the two have similar effects, so they are not often used together. Generally, one of them is used. Stewed chicken is a traditional tonic, so here white peony root or paeony root are used in combination with stewed chicken for tonic purposes.

Although it is said to be beneficial, it should not be supplemented randomly. It is best to ask a Chinese medicine practitioner for guidance.