Tree Peony Root Bark 600g | Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮

Mu Dan Pi (牡丹皮), tree peony root bark, 600g. Curled strips of bark from the tree peony with a distinctive sweet-acrid aroma — one of the six herbs of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan.

• 600g of dried tree peony root bark
• Botanical name Paeonia suffruticosa
• Curled bark strips, sweet-acrid and aromatic
• Blood-cooling category of the materia medica
• One of the six herbs of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Traditional use of Tree Peony Root Bark

Mu Dan Pi is described in Chinese medicine as clearing heat, cooling the blood and invigorating the blood — an unusual combination that makes it useful where heat and stasis appear together.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Mu Dan Pi · Chinese 牡丹皮 · also written 丹皮 · pharmaceutical Latin Cortex Moutan · botanical name Paeonia suffruticosa · English: tree peony root bark, moutan bark

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Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.