Various species of peony are used medicinally. Paeonia officinalis, which was native to European areas, has some antispasmodic and sedative effects. From the time of Hippocrates it was recommended as a treatment for epilepsy. It also was used to stimulate the uterus to bleed in menstruation and to expel the placenta in childbirth. In Chinese medicine, for centuries white peony (Paeonia lactiflora, P. albiflora) was used to correct gynecologic conditions, ease pain, and nourish the blood. Along with three other herbs (rehmania, chuan xiong, and Chinese angelica), white peony is a key ingredient in the female tonic called “four thing soup.”

Part used::
Roots, Bark, Seeds, Flowers

Origin:
Europe, Asia

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Origin

Indigenous to Great Britain.

Action:

Root—antispasmodic, sedative, smooth muscle relaxant, vasodilatory, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, emmenagogue, hepatoprotective.

Flower—used for diseases of mucous membranes, fissures, anal fissures associated with haemorrhoids, also for ailments of the respiratory tract, nervous conditions and skin diseases.

Root— used for arthritis, neuralgia, neurasthenia, migraine, epilepsy, allergic disorders, whooping cough and painful spasms.

1) Hull, Kathleen; Photog. Hull, Meredith /Indiana Medical History Museum: Guide to the Medicinal Plant Garden./ USA: Indiana Medical History Museum. 2010. -- p. 58.

2) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p  461.