(11 Dec 2008)  Includes photo(s).
 
The first species mentioned in an herbaceous plant and is known as bai shao....in Chinese and is one of the most important medicinal plants in Chinese medicine...
Posted on December 11, 2008 by thomas...

(20 Sep 2011)  Includes photo(s).
 
Shakespeare said, " A rose would be a rose by any other name." And, while this might be true, there is only one Rosa rugosa, known as mei gui hua (玫瑰华) in Chinese medicine. This is one of nine species of rose covered in the Grand Dictionary of Chinese Medicinals and one of many used around the world.
Mentioned first in the Materia Medica for Food, published in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), as sweet, slightly bitter, warm and non-toxic....
Posted on September 20, 2011 by thomas....

(11 Dec 2008)  
 
The two most important species are P. Lactiflora and P.suffruticosa. These are both Chinese species the later of which is commonly known as tree peony and has been cultivated for approximately 4000 years. The chinese name for this plant is mu dan (牡丹). In Chinese medicine we call the medicinal mu dan pi (牡丹皮) because the bark of the root is used as medicine - the thirs part of the name means skin or bark...
Posted on December 11, 2008 by thomas...