Common Name Standardized: Chinese peony
Other: white peony root Botanical Name Paeonia lactiflora Pall.
Plant Family: Paeoniaceae Synonyms Paeonia albiflora Overview Introduction Peony is named after Paeon, the Greek physician of the gods. In the middle ages it was used to protect against the evil eye, and American Hoodoo folk magic uses it as protection against misfortune and to break a jinx.

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