Chi Shao
赤芍 chì sháo , "red peony"

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Regulate the Blood

Invigorate the Blood

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Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Chi Shao Yao	chì sháo yào	赤芍藥

	Tastes: Bitter , Sour		Dosage: 6-15g.

	Cautions: Use with caution in those with cold from deficiency. avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Spleen , Liver
	Preparation: Modern research indicates that the root bark is an important source of active ingredients, and should be retained during processing.		Quality: Consists of long, thick, powdery roots with a pale reddish or yellowish white cross section.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (19) chái hú qīng gān tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear the Liver) chōng hé tāng (Flush and Harmonize Decoction) Fù Fāng Dà Chéng Qì Tāng (Revised Major Order the Qi Decoction) gé xià zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction) jiā wèi wǔ lín sǎn (Augmented Five-Ingredient Powder for Painful Urinary Dysfunction) niú huáng shàng qīng wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Ascend and Clear) qīng wēn bài dù yǐn (Clear Epidemics and Overcome Toxin Decoction) rén shēn huáng qí sǎn (Ginseng and Astragalus Powder) shào fū zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Lower Abdomen Decoction) shēng má gě gēn tāng (Cimicifuga and Kudzu Decoction) sì wù xiāo fēng yǐn (Eliminate Wind Decoction with the Four Substances) tōng qiào huó xuè tāng (Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) wǔ lín sǎn (Five-Ingredient Powder for Painful Urinary Dysfunction) xī jiǎo dì huáng tāng (Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction) Xiān Fāng Huó Mìng Yǐn (Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life) xuè fú zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction) yán hú suǒ tāng (Corydalis Docoction) yī wù chái gé jiě jī tāng (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction To Release the Muscle Layer ) zài zào sǎn (Renewal Powder)

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Peoniae Rubrae, Peoniae Radix rubra

Botanical:

Japanese: sekishaku

Korean: jeokjak

Common: red peony root

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Dispels Blood Stasis and Alleviates pain. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Clears Heat and Cools Blood add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Fever add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Swelling and pain associated with traumatic injury add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Early stages of abscesses and boils add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Gynecological problems associated with hot blood add comment

Chi Shao 赤芍 chì sháo , "red peony"

Chi Shao
赤芍 chì sháo , "red peony"