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Paeoniae Radix Alba Hangzhouensis (Zhejiangensis)%#%

Hāngzhōu white peony [root]

杭白芍 〔杭白芍〕 háng bái sháo

Alternate English names: Zhèjiāng white peony [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 杭芍 háng sháo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Paeonia lactiflora Pall. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Paeonia lactiflora Pall. [= P. albiflora Pallas var. trichocarpa Bunge.]

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This is white peony produced in Zhèjiāng, commercially called Hángzhōu white peony and is considered the best of all types of white peony.

See: Jú huā (菊花 Chrysanthemi Flos, chrysanthemum [flower])

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