白芍

báisháo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 root of white-flowered peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in traditional Chinese medicine
  2. 2 white peony root

Examples

Zhè fù yào lǐ yǒu báisháo hé dāngguī.
This medicinal formula contains white peony root and Chinese angelica.
Báisháo yǒu yǎngxuè, zhǐtòng de zuòyòng.
White peony root nourishes the blood and relieves pain.

Tips

culture
A staple of TCM (中医 zhōngyī, traditional Chinese medicine). Often paired with 当归 (dāngguī) for blood tonics aimed at women. Distinguished from its sibling (chìsháo, red peony root) which is used for blood stasis rather than blood deficiency.

Stroke Order

bái
sháo