Chi Shao (Paeonia lactiflora) — Dried Red Peony Root, Traditional Blood-Cooling Herb

Chi Shao (Paeonia lactiflora) is the dried root of a highly revered traditional herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Chì Sháo (赤芍), also called Red Peony Root. For centuries, Chi Shao has been prized as a blood-cooling, stasis-dispelling, and pain-easing herb, traditionally used to address patterns of heat entering the blood, blood stagnation, swelling, and discomfort. Its nature is bitter and slightly cold, making it a focused yet gentle herb for cooling the blood, invigorating circulation, and clearing heat from the Liver channel.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional blood-cooling and stasis-dispelling herb
• Dried Red Peony Root (Paeonia lactiflora)
• Naturally sun-dried processing
• Available as whole root or custom-milled powder
• 500g value pack for daily decoction use

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is naturally sun-dried to preserve its firm, dense texture and its characteristic pale tan to light brownish surface with a creamy interior. The dried root carries a mild, earthy aroma with a faintly bitter botanical note. When decocted, it yields a lightly bitter, subtly astringent infusion that blends smoothly into traditional herbal formulas without overpowering companion herbs.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction formulas
• Blended with other blood-regulating herbs
• Custom-milled into herbal powder
• Seasonal wellness tea blends
• Herbal soup and tonic preparations

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Chi Shao is decocted into formulas alongside herbs such as Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, and Tao Ren to support smooth movement of blood and qi. It appears in classical blood-regulating combinations and in seasonal decoctions where cooling and circulation-supporting herbs are called for. In daily practice, it is simmered into herbal soups and tonics, and can be milled into powder for convenient blending into warm water or congee.

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