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Paeonia emodi

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Paeonia emodi

Paeonia emodi is a robust herbaceous plant. It has large white flowers and large deeply incised leaves, belonging to the peonies.

Uses

Hypertension, Palpitations, Asthma, Uterine diseases, Colic, Bilious obstructions.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves, Flower.

Chemical Composition

Salicylaldehyde (85.5%), cis-myrtanal (4.9%), myrtenal (1.8%), trans-myrtanol (1.6%), and nopinone (1.4%).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Chandayra, Chandra
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Chandra
English Himalayan Peony


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Compound Lanceshaped in outline 1-2 ft long, long-pointed leaflets or lobes up to 14 cm long

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Elliptic-shaped White 8-12 cm across, with 5-10 elliptic petals and 5 persistent outer sepals

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Fruit is 3-4 cm, densely hairy or hairless, with seeds which are scarlet Brown-black {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

US Chemistry professor and peony breeder Arthur Percy Saunders made a cross between P. emodi and P. lactiflora that is now known as "White Innocence" (1947).[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland.

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