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Paeonia officinalis

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{{stub}}[[File:Paeonia officinalis 4 RF.jpg|thumb|right|'''Paeonia officinalis''']]Paeonia officinalis, the common peony, or garden peony, is a species of flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to France, Switzerland and Italy. It is a herbaceous perennial growing to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall and wide, with leaves divided into 9 leaflets, and bowl-shaped deep pink or deep red flowers, 10–13 cm (4–5 in) in diameter, in late spring (May in the Northern Hemisphere).
==Uses==
{{Uses|antispasmodic}}, {{Uses|diuretic}}, {{Uses|sedative}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|tonic}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The roots contain asparagin, benzoic acid, flavonoids, paeoniflorin, paeonin, paeonol, protoanemonin, tannic acid, triterpenoids, and volatile oil.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=Common Peony, European Peony}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herbs}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|round in outline|Leaves are dark green, deeply cut into lobes which looks like leaflets.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual||white, dark pink ||The peony is named after Paeon or Paean, a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower.}} 
===Fruit===
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===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Paeonia officinalis (European peony, Common peony) has been cultivated in Europe for years. The root has been used medicinally for over 2,000 years mainly in the treatment for epilepsy and to promote menstruation. The roots of this plant are of great medicinal significance in unani system and homeopathy.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Paeonia officinalis qtl1.jpgFile:Ruhland, Grenzstr. 3, Gemeine Pfingstrose im Garten, Blüte, Frühling, 05.jpg File:Ruhland, Grenzstr. 3, Gemeine Pfingstrose im Garten, blühende Pflanze, Frühling, 01.jpg File:Ruhland, Brauhausplatz bei Mittelstr. 1, Gemeine Pfingstrose, Blätter auf Rabatte, Frühling, 01.jpg
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224920672_MEDICINAL_USES_AND_PHYTOCONSTITUENTS_OF_PAEONIA_OFFICINALIS#:~:text=The%20roots%20contain%20asparagin%2C%20benzoic,the%20roots%20of%20Paeonia%20officinalis. Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"]<https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/ref> <ref name="Leaf">["Common%20Peony.html Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/ref><ref name224920672_MEDICINAL_USES_AND_PHYTOCONSTITUENTS_OF_PAEONIA_OFFICINALIS#:~:text="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by CPaeonia%20officinalis%20(European%20peony%2C%20Common,epilepsy%20and%20to%20promote%20menstruation.P&text=The%20roots%20of%20this%20plant,in%20unani%20system%20and%20homeopathy.KhareCultivation Details]</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paeonia_officinalis Paeonia officinalis]* [ ]* [ ]
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