Tree Poeny Bark or Cortex Moutan:History,Phytochemicals and Traditional Uses.

Contents

• Botanical Data and info of Tree Poeny Bark,Cortex Moutan.
• Botanical and History of Tree Poeny Bark.
• Phytochemicals and Constituents of Tree Peony Bark.
• Action of Tree Poeny Bark.
• How to take Tree Poeny Bark.
• Traditional Uses of Tree Poeny Bark.
• Research Update:Tree Poeny Bark.Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.Paeonol.

Botanical and History of Tree Poeny Bark.:

Indigenous to the moutains of southern Europe from Portugal to Albania and Hungary and as far as Asia Minor, the wild plant is found in mountain woodlands. However, it is now a widely cultivated garden perennial bush that can grow to two feet in height. It has a tuberous root, upright stems, oval to lance-shaped leaves, and large, attractive flowers that can be red, reddish-purple, pink, or white. The root is unearthed in the autumn.

 One collector became so after "...the first time I saw a tree peony, six feet high by six feet wide, covered with over three hundred pink blossoms, I knew I had to have not just one, but a collection." Some years ago the great horticulturist and very grand Mrs. duPont (of Longwood Gardens) was visiting venerable Hayward nurseryman Toichi Domoto when a call came from a dinner gathering where she was expected to speak. "Well, that can wait...only once in a lifetime will I get a chance like this to see so many tree peonies in bloom," a remark quite in keeping with the above E.H. Wilson quote from China, Mother of Gardens.

 Moutan peonies are very long-lived and require a deep, rich, well-drained soil. Roots will rot if they get waterlogged. Prepare the soil properly before planting by incorporating lots of ground bark, leaf mold, or other organic material. Use little if any manure, and only that which has been very well-composted. Dig a hole about 2' to 3' wide and almost as deep. If you live in a very foggy area, plant in full sun, otherwise a location sheltered from wind with afternoon shade, away from the greedy roots of trees or big shrubs, is ideal. Water regularly. Prune spent flowers after the spring bloom. As with heirloom roses, the very large, very double-flowered forms may not open properly in damp, foggy coastal locations. The singles and semi-doubles will bloom almost anywhere.
 

 It is named after Paeon, the physician of the Greek gods.

 Since the time of Hippocrates (470-377 BCE), the peony has been used to treat epilepsy. A medieval Arab physician, Ibn el Beitar, recommended a necklace of peony seeds to ward off the disorder in children.Dioscorides (40-90 CE) wrote that the root provokes menstruation and may be used to expel the placenta after childbirth.

Reference:

• 1.Tree Poeny Bark or Cortex Moutan:History,Phytochemicals and Traditional Uses.

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♣ last edit date:19th,Oct.2010.