Brief introduction of peony

Directory 1 Pinyin 2 English Reference 3 Overview 4 Botanical Morphology of Peony 5 Cultivation of Peony 6 Prevention and Control of Peony Diseases and Pests 7 Functions of Peony 8 Dietary Taboos 9 References Attachment: 1 Prescription of Chinese Medicine Peony 2 Chinese Medicine Peony 3 Peony 1 Pinyin mǔ dān in Ancient Books

2 English reference subshrubby Peony

3 Overview Peony is a species of Paeonia in Ranunculaceae, and its scientific name is Peony. Small deciduous perennial shrub. Originated in China. Mainly produced in Anhui, Shandong and other provinces, but also in Hebei, Henan, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan and other provinces. There are also cultivated species of Paeonia suffruticosa and Paeonia suffruticosa, which are also used as medicines.

4 Botanical morphology of peony The plant height of peony is 1 1.5m, and the bark is gray. The root is slender and cylindrical, and the skin is grayish brown or purplish brown, with aroma. The stems are clustered and the branches are short and thick. Leaves alternate, often compound, with ovate to lanceolate leaflets, green surface, pale green back, and sometimes white powder.

Peony planting likes mild climate, cold tolerance, fear of high temperature, drought resistance and waterlogging. It is suitable for fertile and loose sandy loam with deep soil layer, good drainage and certain slope. Intensive cultivation. Reproduce with seeds. Plow 3 times, the depth is 6585cm. At the end of July, when the fruit is crab yellow, pick it, put it in the shade indoors, ripen and thresh it, then sow it, or store it in wet sand. Make a high frame with a width of 1.3 1.7m, a hole spacing of 2535cm and a hole depth of 20cm. Apply base fertilizer to the bottom of the hole and cover it with a layer of soil, with 2040 grains per hole and 3cm of soil. Cover the border with grass for cold protection and heat preservation, and remove the grass cover in early spring. Water the seedlings once before they are unearthed, and then water them in case of drought later. Eliminate stagnant water in rainy season, and often loosen the soil to weed. The soil should be shallow, and topdressing should be done once in spring and summer. Apply sufficient base fertilizer at the transplant site, dig pits with a row spacing of 50×3550 cm and a depth of 2535 cm, and plant one big seedling or two small seedlings in each pit. Topping the terminal buds with 8 10/0cm soil to prevent drought and overwintering.

6 Peony pest control includes peony gray mold, grape leaf mold, apple verticillium wilt, grubs, termites and stem borers. The ramets propagate and grow for 34 years, and the seeds are sown for 46 years. From late September of 10 to early October of 10, dig roots, remove soil, remove fibrous roots, extract wood cores, and dry. Or scrape the skin off with a bamboo knife. Generally, the rhizome processing ratio of Paeonia lactiflora and Cortex Moutan is 3: 1, and the dry goods are 36t per hectare.

The root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa contains paeonol and paeoniflorin, as well as benzoic acid, phytosterol and alkaloids. Pharmacological experiment: it has the functions of lowering blood pressure, calming, anticonvulsant, relieving fever, relieving pain, resisting inflammation and bacteria. The taste is spicy and bitter, slightly cold. Has the effects of clearing away blood heat and removing blood stasis. Indications: heat entering blood, macula, epilepsy, anorexia, bloody stool, amenorrhea, abdominal mass, intestinal carbuncle, sore poison and bone steaming.

Eight dietary taboos