Botanical Name: Paeoneae Rubrae Radix Pin Yin Name: Chi Shao Red Peony Root is the dried root of paeonia lactiflora Pall. or Peaonia veitchii Lynch (Fam. Ranuncullaceae). Action: To remove heat from blood,to eliminate blood stasis, and to relieve pain. Indications: Maculation in epidemic diseases; spitting of blood, epistaxis; inflammation of the eye; pain in the chest and costal regions; amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea; mass formation in the abdomen; traumatic injuries;boils and sores. Precaution: Incompatible with Rhizoma et Radix Veratri