ABSTRACT
This herb is the dried root bark of Moutan Radicis or Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. of the family Ranunculaceae. It is mainly grown in the Anhui and Shandong provinces of China, and is also cultivated in Europe and North America. The root bark is collected in autumn, washed, skinned, sliced, and dried in the sun, and used unprocessed or stir baked with wine (processed moutan) (Jiang Su New Medical College, 1977). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203050040/86743b54-459f-4502-a9f1-33f21b13726a/content/figpg254_001_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
