The dry root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. and Radix Paeonia Alba is used commonly as traditional Chinese medicinal materials. Radix Paeonia Alba is bitter by the liver and spleen, has good effect for the liver. In addition, the modern medical research showed that it still had antioxidant activity, regulated the immune system, protected cardiovascular system and other biological activities. Referring to related literature, the advances on Radix Paeonia Alba, effective constituents, research methods were summarized, as reference for further study and develpoment.
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