DEFINITION

White Peony Root Powder consists of the dried, peeled roots of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. (Family Paeoniaceae). The roots are collected in summer or autumn and boiled in water, either before or after peeling, sun dried, and reduced to a fine or very fine powder. It contains NLT 3.0% of total benzoyl monoterpenoid glycosides calculated as the sum of albiflorin (C₂₃H₂₈O₁₁), paeoniflorin (C₂₃H₂₈O₁₁), and benzoylpaeoniflorin (C₃₀H₃₂O₁₂) on the dried basis.