白芍为毛茛科植物芍药(Paeonia lactiflora Pall.)的根。它与赤芍的主要区别在于加工方法不同,而赤芍是我国传统的活血化淤药之一。近年来,临床上利用芍药及其复方的活血化淤功效治疗冠心病、脑血管疾病、周围血管和血栓性疾病等,以及治疗神经痛,高血压,流产、痛经,鼻衄和便 The white peony is the root of the Paeonia lactiflora Pall. The main difference between it and the red peony is that the processing method is different, and red peony is one of the traditional Chinese medicines for promoting blood circulation. In recent years, the use of peony and its compound for blood circulation has been clinically used to treat coronary heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, peripheral blood vessels and thrombotic diseases, as well as to treat neuralgia, hypertension, miscarriage, dysmenorrhea, epistaxis, and diarrhea.