common garden peony

Names

Common Names

• garden peony
• white peony
• common garden peony

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Paeonia lactiflora f. nuda
• Paeonia humei
• Paeonia albiflora
• Paeonia albiflora var. edulis
• Paeonia albiflora var. fragrans
• Paeonia albiflora f. hirta
• Paeonia albiflora var. humei
• Paeonia albiflora f. nuda
• Paeonia albiflora f. pilifera
• Paeonia albiflora f. pilosella
• Paeonia albiflora var. pottsii
• Paeonia albiflora var. pubescens
• Paeonia albiflora var. purpurea
• Paeonia albiflora var. spontanea
• Paeonia albiflora var. trichocarpa
• Paeonia albiflora var. whitleyi
• Paeonia yui
• Paeonia whitleyi
• Paeonia makoya
• Paeonia lactiflora var. hirta
• Paeonia lactiflora f. pilosella
• Paeonia lactiflora var. trichocarpa
• Paeonia lactiflora var. villosa
• Paeonia fragrans
• Paeonia edulis
• Paeonia edulis var. reevesiana
• Paeonia edulis var. sinensis
• Paeonia sinensis
• Paeonia reevesiana

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is situated in the order Saxifragales and the family Paeoniaceae. Finally, it is identified by its genus, Paeonia.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific distribution pattern across several regions of the European continent. In Northern Europe, its presence is documented in Denmark and Finland. The species can also be found growing within the territories of Sweden and Great Britain. Moving toward the center of the continent, it extends into Middle Europe. Specifically, its range includes the geographic area of Czechia-Slovakia.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Paeonia lactiflora has 182 reported phytochemicals identified across 34 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Paeoniflorin, Albiflorin, Gallic acid, Benzoylpaeoniflorin, PAEONOL.

Paeoniflorin

1. Dr. Duke
2. BMC plant biology
3. Frontiers in plant science
4. Journal of chromatography. A
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Albiflorin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Journal of chromatography. A
4. Journal of natural medicines
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Gallic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Archives of pharmacal research
3. Frontiers in plant science
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Benzoylpaeoniflorin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
3. Chinese journal of natural medicines
4. Journal of chromatographic science
5. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

PAEONOL

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Frontiers in pharmacology
4. Journal of natural medicines
5. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

benzoic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Journal of natural medicines

CATECHIN

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Journal of chromatographic science
3. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
4. Journal of separation science
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Flavonoids

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. ChemistryOpen
4. PloS one
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

METHYL GALLATE

1. Dr. Duke
2. Archives of pharmacal research
3. Journal of separation science
4. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Oxypaeoniflorin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Journal of separation science
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Activities

Paeonia lactiflora has 426 reported activities identified across 34 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antidiabetic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Paeonia lactiflora has 65 reported medicinal uses identified across 34 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include depression, anti-allergic, Parkinson's disease, antioxidant, apoptosis.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations