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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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