EMOTIONAL STEADINESS – HORMONE HARMONY – MUSCLE EASE

This beautiful pink rose (Paeony lactiflora) is cooling and moisturizing. Its smooth, slightly bitter-sweet root is one of Chinese medicine’s most beloved herbs for nourishing the blood, calming the liver, and harmonizing hormones. Peony is your herb for emotional steadiness, muscle tension, and regulating menstrual cycles with grace. Especially loved in formulas for women’s health, stress, and pain patterns.

Traditional uses:

• Blood tonic – nourishes and builds blood in cases of fatigue, pale complexion, dizziness, and dry skin or hair.

• Menstrual balance – regulates the cycle, eases painful periods and cramps, supports ovulation, and nourishes the uterus.

• Liver Qi stagnation – relieves irritability, PMS, mood swings, anxiety, stress and emotional balance, especially when linked to hormonal or muscular tension.

• Muscle spasms and tension – relaxes smooth and skeletal muscle to ease pain, cramping, and restlessness.

As a tincture … Convenient dose in water - Take 25–75 ml per week or 3.5 – 10 ml per day.

As dried root … simmer 1–2 tsp gently for 20 minutes. Strain and sip up to twice daily during your cycle or times of tension.

As a tea blend … pair with chamomile, passionflower, or wild yam for a calming, hormone-supporting tonic.

Most like:

• Dong quai – both are blood tonics; peony is more calming and muscle-relaxing.

• Wild yam – supports menstrual cramping; peony also nourishes blood and calms emotional swings.

• Skullcap – calming to the nervous system like peony, though skullcap is more specific for anxiety and sleep.

Caution:

Use under guidance if taking anticoagulants or hormone-related medications.
Not recommended in pregnancy unless prescribed by a practitioner.
May interact with certain fertility treatments.
Always check for individual sensitivity with blood-moving herbs.