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Mu Dan Pi - Tree Peony Root Cortex

Mu Dan Pi (Tree Peony Root Cortex)

Clinical Applications

  • Clears Heat (excess and deficient), Cools Blood. Nose bleed, bloody sputum or vomit, subcutaneous bleeding, frequent and profuse menses due to heat in the Blood.
  • Clear Deficient Fire. Yin deficiency patterns such as steaming bone disorder after a warm-febrile disease particularly those without sweating.
  • Clears Liver Blood Stasis. Amenorrhea, abdominal masses, bruises.
  • Clears Rising Liver Fire. Headache, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea.
  • Drains Pus, Reduces Swelling. Used topically for non-draining sores. Used internally for intestinal abscess.

Functional Category

Herbs That Cool The Blood

Temperature & Taste

Acrid Bitter (Ku) Cool

Channels Influenced

Heart Kidney Liver

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 6-12g

Clinician Notes

Compare with Chi Shao Yao.

Cautions & Precautions

Avoid in Pregnancy, Excess Menses due to Blood moving action.

Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Mu Dan Pi (17)