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清热药 · Heat-clearing

Moutan Bark mǔ dān pí · 牡丹皮

Paeonia suffruticosa (root bark)

Nature and flavour. Pungent and bitter, slightly cold; Heart, Liver and Kidney systems.

Classically recorded as cooling the blood and moving blood stasis at the same time - unusual in doing both.

性味归经。辛、苦,微寒;归心、肝、肾经。

传统记载既能清热凉血,又能活血化瘀,一味兼两种方向。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Classical texts advise caution in pregnancy, and it is traditionally avoided where bleeding is heavy.

传统上孕妇慎用,出血量多者不宜。

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