What are the effects and functions of Magnolia officinalis flower?

Magnolia flower is a wild plant Chinese herbal medicine with great medicinal value. It can treat some physical diseases and has the effect of treating dysentery. It is a wild protected medicinal material. Taking Magnolia flower can also treat abdominal distension and flatulence, etc. It is very beneficial to the human body. Magnolia flower can be directly used for decoction and is very effective in treating physical diseases.

Used to prevent the bloating phenomenon during total hysterectomy under acupuncture anesthesia: Try taking Magnolia officinalis powder once 12 hours before surgery, 5-7.5g for those weighing less than 50kg, and 7.5-10g for those weighing more than 50kg. This dose was used in 36 surgeries, and only in 1 case did the intestinal flexure bulge during the operation, making the operation impossible and requiring epidural anesthesia instead. In the rest, the intestinal flexure did not bulge after the peritoneum was incised. A few had slight bulging, but the intestinal flexure could be pushed up with a gentle push.

Anal gas discharge usually occurs within 24-36 hours after the operation, and the patient reports no other discomfort.

Dampness blocks the middle burner, causing distension and fullness in the abdomen. This product is bitter, dry, pungent and dispersing, can dry out dampness, and also relieve gas and bloating. It is an important medicine for eliminating bloating. It is often used together with Atractylodes lancea, Tangerine peel, etc., such as Pingwei San.

Food stagnation and qi stagnation, abdominal distension and constipation. This product can relieve gas, relieve fullness, eliminate accumulation and relieve stagnation. It is often used together with rhubarb and immature bitter orange, such as Houpo Sanwu Decoction. If the patient has constipation due to heat accumulation, add rhubarb, Glauber's salt and immature bitter orange to relieve the heat accumulation, eliminate the stagnation and relieve the stagnation, which is Dachengqi Decoction.

Phlegm, fluid, wheezing and cough. This product can dry out dampness, eliminate phlegm, relieve gas and relieve asthma. If phlegm and fluid block the lungs and the lung qi does not descend, causing cough, asthma and chest tightness, it can be used together with perilla seed, tangerine peel, pinellia, etc., such as Perilla Seed Descending Qi Decoction. If cold fluid turns into heat, causing chest tightness and asthma, phlegm in the throat, and restlessness, it can be used together with ephedra, gypsum, apricot kernel, etc., such as Houpo Ephedra Decoction. If you have chronic asthma and it is triggered by wind and cold, you can use it together with cinnamon twig and apricot kernel, such as cinnamon twig and magnolia bark apricot kernel soup.

The seven emotions are stagnant, phlegm and qi are blocking each other, and there is something blocking the throat, which cannot be swallowed or spit out. This product can be used to dry dampness and eliminate phlegm, and to relieve qi and relieve fullness. It can be used in combination with Pinellia, Poria, Perilla Leaf, Ginger and other drugs, such as Banxia Houpu Decoction.

Treatment of amoebic dysentery: Make a decoction of Magnolia officinalis and take it orally, 20 ml each time (equivalent to 2 qian of raw medicine), twice a day. For those with severe dehydration and poisoning symptoms, rehydration and maintenance of electrolyte balance should be appropriate. Side effects: A small number of patients have mild tinnitus and constipation, which does not affect the treatment.