Paeoniflorin is a chemical compound which is one of the major constituents of an herbal medicine derived from Paeonia lactiflora.[1] It can also be isolated from the fresh water fern Salvinia molesta.[2]
In Paeonia, it can form new compounds with addition of phenolic substituents.[3] In a study in female rats, paeoniflorin was found to inhibit the production of testosterone within the ovaries, however does not significantly affect the production of Estradiol.[4]
In mice, paeoniflorin was shown to protect against neuroinflammation and depression-like behavior induced by IFN alpha.[5]
^Takeuchi, Toru; Nishii, Osamu; Okamura, Takashi; Yaginuma, Tsutomu (1991). "Effect of Paeoniflorin, Glycyrrhizin and Glycyrrhetic acid on Ovarian Androgen Production". The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 19 (1): 73–8. doi:10.1142/S0192415X91000119. PMID1897494.
^Paeoniflorin ameliorates interferon-alpha-induced neuroinflammation and depressive-like behaviors in mice.