Prepared Bark of Officinal Magnolia
Magnoliae Officinalis Praeparata
Zhi Hou Po

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; pungent; bitter

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treatment of accumulation of damp in the spleen and the stomach marked by epigastric strffiness, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension and constipation due to retention of undigested food, cough and dyspnea caused by retanied damp.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. broad-spectrum antibacterial.2. magnocurarine, one of the active components, can relaxstriated muscles.3. its decoction stimulates the smooth muscles of intestines and bronchii in rabbits in vitro.4. magnocuraine may also lower blood pressure and accelerate heart rate.