The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Magnolia officinalis flower

Magnolia flower is the flower bud of the Magnoliaceae plant Magnolia officinalis. So, what are the nature, flavor, meridians, effects and taboos of Magnolia officinalis flowers? Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction below.

It is the flower bud of the Magnoliaceae plant Magnolia officinalis.

The specific flavor is slightly bitter and slightly warm in nature. It enters the spleen, liver and gallbladder meridians.

The magnolol contained in the specific ingredient pharmacological production can inhibit the nerve center and stress-induced ulcers; it also contains camphor balls and volatile oils, which can reduce blood pressure and accelerate heartbeat.

Specific effects, functions and applications: regulating qi, relieving depression and eliminating dampness. It is used to treat stomach pain and flank distension caused by liver-stomach qi stagnation and blood stasis, chest and abdominal distension and stuffiness caused by dampness blocking the middle burner, and poor appetite. This product can be used alone with boiling water as milk tea.

Specific application taboos and precautions: Decoction orally, 3-9 grams, or soak in boiling water as milk tea.

The effects and functions of Magnolia officinalis: Ginger Magnolia officinalis is also called thin skin, heavy skin, red bark, fierce bark, Sichuan bark, and purple oil ginger magnolia officinalis. The effects of Magnolia officinalis are to regulate Qi and eliminate stagnation, eliminate dampness and eliminate fullness, and relieve adverse reactions and stop asthma. The effects of ginger magnolia officinalis are to treat food stagnation, qi stagnation, blood stasis, abdominal distension and constipation, dampness blocking the middle burner, chest fullness, asthma and cough. The taboos of taking ginger magnolia officinalis are that people with qi deficiency and body fluid deficiency and pregnant women should use ginger magnolia officinalis with caution.

Basic description

Drug name: Ginger Magnolia officinalis

Family classification: Magnoliaceae

Other names: thin skin, heavy skin, red bark, fierce bark, Sichuan bark, purple oil ginger magnolia bark

Poria cocos effects: bitter, pungent, warm.

Meridians: spleen, stomach, lung, small intestine

Function: Regulate qi and resolve stagnation; eliminate dampness and relieve fullness; reduce adverse reactions and stop wheezing

Indications: food stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis; abdominal distension and constipation; dampness blocking the middle jiao, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea; phlegm congestion and qi reversal; chest fullness, wheezing and coughing

Dosage and Instructions: Take orally by soaking in water, 3-10g, or make into pills or powder.

Chinese medicinal material source: Magnolia officinalis is the root, root bark and branch bark of the green plants Magnolia officinalis and Magnolia officinalis of Jigongshan, Magnoliaceae.

Chinese medicine preparation method

Ginger Magnolia Bark: Soak in tap water, take out, scrape off the rough skin after it is thoroughly moistened, wash, cut into strips, and dry in the sun.

Ginger Magnolia Bark: Take raw ginger, cut it into slices and boil it into a soup. Add clean ginger Magnolia Bark and ginger sugar water and cook thoroughly. When the soup is absorbed, remove it, cut it into slices immediately and dry it in the sun. (For every 100 jin of ginger and magnolia bark, use 10 jin of ginger slices)

"Leigong Paozhi Lun": When using ginger and magnolia bark, it is better to use the blue-purple color with a spicy taste, or make it into pills or powders, remove the thick skin, and roast it with butter. For every pound of meat, use 4 liang of butter, roast it and grind it into small pieces before use. If it is suitable for drinking as a soup, use 8 liang of roasted ginger water, and the amount is one liter.