Bai Shao
白芍 bái sháo , "white peony"

Category:

Tonifying Herbs

Tonify Blood

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Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Bai Shao Yao	bái sháo yào	白芍藥
Shao Yao	sháo yào	芍藥

	Tastes: Bitter , Sour		Dosage: 6-15g

	Cautions: None Noted. See Toxicity.		Meridians: Spleen , Liver
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of thick, solid, and heavy roots with a white cross section without clefts and hollow parts.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (85) ài fù nuǎn gōng wán (Mugwort and Prepared Aconite Pill for Warming the Womb) bā zhēn tāng (Eight Treasure Decoction) bǎi hé gù jīn tāng (Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal) bǔ gān tāng (Tonify the Liver Decoction) chái gé jiě jī tāng (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer Decoction) chái hú shū gān sǎn (Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver) chái hú sì wù tāng (Bupleurum and Four Substance Decoction) dà chái hú tāng (Major Bupleurum Decoction) dà dìng fēng zhū (Major Arrest Wind Pearl) dà fáng fēng tāng (Major Ledebouriella Decoction) dà huáng zhě chóng wán (Rhubarb and Eupolnhagea pill ) dà qín jiāo tāng (Major Gentiana Qinjiao Decoction) dá yuán yǐn (Reach the Membrane Source Decoction) dān huáng sì nì sǎn (Moutan and Phellodendron Powder for Frigid Extemities) dāng guī jī xùe téng tāng (Tangkuei and Jixueteng Decoction) dāng guī sǎn (Tangkuei Powder) dāng guī sháo yào sǎn (Tangkuei and Peony Powder) dāng guī sì nì tāng (Tangkuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities) dīng xiāng jiāo ài tāng (Clove, Ass-Hide Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction) dú huó jì shēng tāng (Angelica Pubescens and Sang-Ji-Sheng Decoction) ē jiāo jī zǐ huáng tāng (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Egg Yolk Decoction) fáng fēng tōng shèng sǎn (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) fù zǐ tāng (Prepared Aconite Decoction) gé gēn jiā bàn xià tāng (Kudzu Decoction plus Pinellia) gé gēn tāng (Kudzu Decoction) gù jīng wán (Stabilize the Menses Pill) guì zhī èr yuè bì yī tāng (Two Parts Cinnamon Twig Decoction and One Part Maidservant from Yue Decoction) guì zhī fù zǐ tāng (Cinnamon Twig and Prepared Aconite Decoction) guì zhī jiā gé gēn tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu) guì zhī jiā hòu pò xìng zǐ tāng guì zhī jiā lóng gǔ mǔ lì tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell) guì zhī mà huáng gé bàn tāng ( Combined Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Decoction) guì zhī tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) guò qī yǐn (Delayed Menstruation Decoction) hēi xiāo yáo sǎn (Black Rambling Powder) hǔ qían wán (Hidden Tiger Pill) hǔ qían wàn modified (Hidden Tiger Pill from the Analytic Collection) huáng qín tāng (Scutellaria Decoction) jiā jiǎn fù mài tāng (Modified Restore the Pulse Decoction) jiā weì bái tóu wēng tāng (Augmented Pulsatilla Decoction) jiā wèi mài mén dōng tāng (Augmented Ophiopogonis Decoction) jiā wèi sì wù tāng (Augmented Four Substance Decoction) jiàn líng tāng (Construct Roof Tiles Decoction) líng jiǎo gōu téng tāng (Antelope Horn and Unicaria Decoction) nèi shū huáng lián tāng (Internal Dispersing Decoction with Coptis) níng xuè tāng (Quiet the Blood Decoction) qín lián sì wù tāng (Four-Substance Decoction with Scutellaria and Coptis) qīng jīng sǎn (Clear the Menses Powder) qīng rè zhǐ bēng tāng (Clear Heat and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Dec) qīng yí tāng (Clear the Pancreas Decoction) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) rén shēn yǎng yíng tāng (Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) sān huáng sì wù tāng (Three-Yellow and Four-Substance Decoction) sān jiǎ fù mài tāng (Three-Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse) sháo yào gān cǎo fù zǐ tāng (Peony, Licorice and Prepared Aconite Decoction) sháo yào tāng (Peony Decoction) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) shí quán dà bǔ tāng (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction) shū jīng huó xuè tāng (Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) shùn jīng tāng (Smooth the Menses Decoction) sì nì sǎn (Frigid Extremities Power) sì wù tāng (Four-Substance Decoction) tài shān pán shí sǎn (Powder that Gives the Stability of Mount Tai) táo hóng sì wù tāng (Four-Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach ) tòng xiè yào fāng (Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) wēn qīng yǐn (Warming and Clearing Decoction) wǔ jī sǎn (Five Accumulation Powder) wǔ jǐ wán (Fifth and Sixth Heavenly Stem Pill) wū tóu guì zhī tāng (Aconite and Cinnamon Twig Decoction) wū tóu tāng (Aconite Decoction) xià kū cǎo gāo (Prunella Syrup) xiāng bèi yǎng yíng tāng (Cyperus and Fritillaria Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) xiāng shā píng wèi sǎn (Cyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach) xiǎo jiàn zhōng tāng (Minor Construct the Middle Decoction) xiǎo qīng lóng jiā shí gāo tāng (Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction plus Gypsum) xiǎo qīng lóng tāng (Minor Blue-green Dragon Decoction) yǎng yīn qīng fèi tāng (Nourish the Yin and Clear the Lungs Decoction) yì qì cōng míng tāng (Augment the Qi and Increase Acuity Decoction) yì yǐ rén tāng (Coicis Decoction from the Enlightened Physicians) yù dài wán (Cure Discharge Pill) yù zhú sǎn (Jade Candle Powder) zhèn gān xī fēng tāng (Sedate the Liver and Extinquish Wind Decoction) zhēn rén yǎng zàng tāng (Immortal's Decoction to Nourish the Organs) zhēn wǔ tāng (Black Turtle Decoction; True Warrior Decoction)

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Paeoniae Radix alba

Botanical:

Japanese: byakushaku

Korean: baekjak

Common: white peony root, peony

Temperature: Cool

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Regulates menstruation add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Calms and curbs Liver Yang and Alleviates pain. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Preserves Yin and Adjusts the Ying and Wei. add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Uterine bleeding accompnaied by a pale lusterless complexion and dull lusterless nails add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Cramping pain associated with dysenteric disorders add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Exterior wind-cold from deficiency patters with continuous sweating add comment

	+1 Aumkar Mahabodha Black spots on the eyes (flies). Xue Xu. add comment

Bai Shao 白芍 bái sháo , "white peony"

Bai Shao
白芍 bái sháo , "white peony"