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Paeonia spp.

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Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin

Abstract

Chishao, Radix Paeoniae rubra, is the dry roots of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. and P. veitchii Lynch (Ranunculaceae). It is officially listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and collected in the spring and fall.

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Tang, W., Eisenbrand, G. (1992). Paeonia spp.. In: Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73739-8_90

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