Radix Paeoniae Rubra is an endemic plant in China. It grows in the area of 1800-3700 meters above sea level, often grows in the grass under the hillside forest, roadside and hillside sparse forest. It is a relatively short species of Paeonia. The root can be used medicinally and contains paeoniflorin. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and dredging meridians, cooling blood and removing blood stasis, clearing heat and detoxification. Today, we will learn the conservation methods of Sichuan Red Peony!
Maintenance of Radix Paeoniae Rubra var. pubescens: seedlings can be sown, divided into branches or rooted. When the fruit turns black before and after heat treatment, it is dried. It is sown from late September to early October. Only long roots do not germinate in that year. It germinates in the spring of the next year. It is transplanted from the end of August to the first and middle of September, and blooms four years later.
3-5 buds were cut into a cluster along the natural texture, and were planted with sulfur powder when the wound became soft scar. The length of root cuttings is 5-10 cm.
The fleshy and deep rooted flowers of Paeonia rubra should be high and dry, with deep and fertile soil layer, good drainage, pH 6 ~ 7.5, sandy loam soil, planted from mid August to late September. The fertilizer was applied three times a year, and the quick acting fertilizer, the fertilizer after flowering and the long-term fertilizer before winter were applied. In winter, soil can be stacked at - 10 ℃ to prevent cold, with soil thickness of 20cm.
The diseases and insect pests include gray mold, rust and grubs, so pay attention to control.
Radix Paeoniae Rubra
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