| Moutan is used in
Traditional Chinese medicine mainly for inflammation, promotes circulation,
cools the blood, and reduces fever. Research confirms it has antibacterial
action and lowers blood pressure. Moutan is also used in Chinese "nourishing
yin" herbal formulas for premature ejaculation before or during
intercourse. The Chinese name for this herb is mu dan pi and it is also used to
"tonify both the yang and the yin".
In Chinese herbalism, deficiency of yin in the liver
and kidney marked by dizziness, blurred vision, and tinnitus. And if
the problem that involves deficiency of yin that affects yang persists then it
may result in deficiency of both yin and yang, manifested as aversion to cold,
cold limbs, edema, diarrhea, pale tongue with whitish fur, deep thready and weak
pulse, the treatment should be aimed at nourishing the kidney-yin and warming
its yang,
It is also used in herbal blends for the respiratory system.
Moutan is also known as:
Moutan Radicis Cortex,
Moutan bark, Cortex Moutan Radicis, Mu Dan Pi
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