Chih-Shao

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Bactericide, Cancer(Cervix), Diarrhea

Science studied: ARSENIC, ASTRAGALIN, BENZOYLPAEONIFLORIN, CALCIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Paeoniaceae

Scientific name: Paeonia lactiflora

Common names: Chih-Shao, Peony, Common Garden Peony, White Peony, Bai Shao (Chinese), Chinese peony, Chinese pioen, Garden peony (EN), Garten-Pfingstrose (DE), Kokulu Çin şakayığı, Milchweiße Pfingstrose, Peony, Chinese peony, Pivoine Blanche, Piwonia chińska, Puikusis bijūnas, bai shao, chinesische Pfingstrose, common garden peony

POWO: 711802-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Bactericide
• Cancer(Cervix)
• Diarrhea
• Dysmenorrhea
• Fungicide
• Hepatitis
• Menoxenia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Bactericide
• Cancer(Cervix)
• Diarrhea
• Dysmenorrhea
• Fungicide
• Hepatitis
• Menoxenia
• Tumor(Lung)
• Vertigo
• Convulsion

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · China · "
• Bactericide · China · "
• Bactericide · Elsewhere · "
• Cancer(Cervix) · China · "
• Diarrhea · China · "
• Dysmenorrhea · China · "
• Fungicide · China · "
• Hepatitis · China · "
• Menoxenia · China · "
• Tumor(Lung) · China · "
• Vertigo · China · "
• Convulsion · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals the potential mechanism of anthocyanin biosynthesis in <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i> Pall. flowers. · 2026 source ↗
• Free polyphenols and multi-omics traits underlying antioxidant variation across Paeonia lactiflora leaf cultivars. · 2026 source ↗
• Evaluation and physiological response of peony (<i>Paeonia lactiflora</i> Pall.) under salt stress. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARSENIC
• ASTRAGALIN
• BENZOYLPAEONIFLORIN
• CALCIUM
• COPPER
• EO
• GALLIC-ACID
• GALLOYL-TANNINS
• GLUCOSE
• HEDERAGENIN
• HEXAGALLOYL-GLUCOSE
• IRON
• KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE
• LACTIFLORIC-ACID
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• MAGNESIUM

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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