The efficacy and function of Magnolia officinalis[picture]

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【English name】CORTEX MAGNOLIAE OFFICINALIS

[Other names] Chuan Pu, Ziyou Houpo

[Source] This product is the dried bark , root bark and branch bark of Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils. or Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils. var. biloba Rehd. et Wils., a plant of the Magnoliaceae family . Peel off from April to June, and dry the root bark and branch bark directly in the shade; after the dry bark is slightly boiled in boiling water, it is piled in a humid place and "sweated" until the inner surface turns purple-brown or tan-brown, then steam it until it is soft, take it out, roll it into a tube, and dry it.

[Properties] Dry bark: Roll-shaped or double-roll-shaped, 30-35cm long, 0.2-0.7cm thick, commonly known as "tube-shaped"; one end of the dry bark near the root unfolds like a trumpet, 13-25cm long, 0.3-0.8cm thick, commonly known as "boot-shaped" The outer surface is gray-brown or gray-brown, rough, sometimes scaly, easy to peel off, with obvious oval lenticels and longitudinal wrinkles. The rough skin is yellow-brown after scraping off. The inner surface is purple-brown or dark purple-brown, relatively smooth, with fine vertical lines, and visible oil marks when scratched. It is hard and not easy to break. The cross section is granular. The outer layer is gray-brown, the inner layer is purple-brown or brown, oily, and some layers can be seen with many small bright stars. It has a fragrant aroma and tastes spicy and slightly bitter.

【Identification】 (1) Cross section of this product: The cork layer consists of more than 10 rows of cells; in some cases, the fallen bark layer can be seen. There is a stone cell ring on the outside of the cortex, and many oil cells and stone cell groups are scattered on the inside. Phloem rays are 1 to 3 rows of cells wide; fibers are mostly in bundles; oil cells are also scattered. Powder brown. There are many fibers, with a diameter of 15 to 32 μm, and very thick walls. Some are wavy or have one side with serrations. They are lignified and have unclear pores and grooves. The stone cells are square, oval, ovoid or irregularly branched, with a diameter of 11 to 65 μm, and stratification is sometimes visible. The oil cells are oval or quasi-circular, with a diameter of 50 to 85 μm, and contain yellow-brown oily substances.

[Preparation] Magnolia officinalis : scrape off the rough skin, wash, soak, cut into shreds, and dry in the sun. This product is in the shape of curved silk strips, with a fibrous cross section, a yellow-brown outer surface and a dark purple-brown inner surface.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, pungent, warm.

[entry into meridians] Enter the spleen, stomach, lung and large intestine meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Drying dampness and eliminating phlegm, relieving gas and eliminating fullness. It is used for dampness stagnation damaging the middle part of the body, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea, food stagnation and qi stagnation, abdominal distension and constipation, and cough with phlegm and fluid.

【Usage and Dosage】 3～9g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place.

[Remarks] (1) It is often used in combination with Atractylodes lancea, Tangerine peel, etc. to treat symptoms such as dampness in the spleen and stomach, and abdominal distension. For chest and abdominal pain caused by qi stagnation, it can be used together with costus root and fructus aurantii; for constipation and abdominal distension, it can be used together with rhubarb and immature bitter orange; for the treatment of phlegm and qi accumulation and plum pit qi, it can be used together with perilla leaf and pinellia ternata. It is used for internal accumulation of phlegm and dampness, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing, and is often used together with perilla seed, pinellia, or ephedra and apricot kernel.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] "Ben Jing"

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