Paeonia lactiflora (scientific name: Paeonia lactiflora Pall.), also known as parting grass, prime minister of flowers, belongs to Ranunculaceae, and Paeonia lactiflora is a perennial herb of Ranunculaceae. The tuberous root is produced from the bottom of the root neck, fleshy, strong, spindle-shaped or long columnar, 0.6-3.5cm thick.
According to legend, peonies and peonies are not ordinary flowers, but a plague in the world in a certain year. The jade girl or the flower god stole the queen mother’s elixir to save the world and sprinkled it on the world. As a result, some of them became woody peonies, and others became herbaceous peonies. So far, peonies still carry the word “medicine”. The flowers, leaves and rhizomes of peony and peony can indeed be used as medicine. The peony bark is the most famous, and the white peony is the top grade for nourishing yin and blood.
There are also similar legends in the ancient West. It is said that the famous ancient Greek doctor Asklepier had a clever student, Peon, who was born in blue, and even healed the god of the underworld. Asklepier killed brother Pei in jealousy. Fortunately, King Pluto took care of his kindness and turned Pei Xiaodi into a kind of flower that can cure diseases, that is, peony. Westerners have always believed that peony has some kind of magical power. Wherever peony grows, the devil will disappear without a trace, and it can even fight against the most poisonous flower – datura.