As a traditional Chinese medicine, the Magnolia Flower has many benefits. Let's learn about the efficacy and characteristics of the Magnolia Flower together.
[Properties and Channels]
The Magnolia Flower has a bitter taste and a mild warmth. It belongs to the spleen and stomach channels.
① "New Reference to Medicinal Herbs": "Slightly bitter, warm."
② "Sichuan Herbal Medicine": "Slightly bitter, warm."
[Efficacy and Functions of Magnolia Flower]
The Magnolia Flower has the effect of regulating qi, relieving stagnation, and transforming turbidity. It is mainly used for chest and abdominal distention, stomach pain, and loss of appetite.
1. Relieving Rebellious Qi and Asthma
The Magnolia Flower is a valuable herb with its bark, roots, seeds, and flowers all being precious medicinal materials. Scientific use of this herb can promote the movement of qi, eliminate stagnation, and relieve rebellious qi and asthma.
2. Nourishing the Spleen and Stomach
If you experience symptoms such as food retention, constipation, abdominal distention, or chest fullness and wheezing in your daily life, you can directly soak the Magnolia Flower in water and drink it for good health.
If you have weak spleen and diarrhea, it is recommended to boil roasted Magnolia Flower with processed Atractylodis Rhizoma and dried ginger in clear water. This has a good effect on nourishing the spleen and stomach, especially in treating weak spleen and diarrhea.
3. Promoting Qi Movement and Resolving Depression
Drinking water infused with Magnolia Flower can also treat phlegm in the throat, especially when you feel something blocking your throat and you can't swallow or spit it out. Magnolia Flower can have unexpected effects.
In addition to directly soaking the Magnolia Flower in water, it can also be boiled with Pinellia ternata, fresh ginger, and Poria cocos to make Banxia Houpo Decoction. This has a good effect on maintaining health.
[Morphological Characteristics]
The Magnolia Flower is a dried flower bud that resembles a brush tip, measuring 4-7 centimeters in length and 1.5-2.5 centimeters in basal diameter. The central part has a diameter of 2-3 centimeters. The outer appearance is brown or reddish-brown with a pointed or blunt round shape at the top and a slightly round shape at the base, with a flower stalk. The stalk is 1-1.5 centimeters long and about 5 millimeters in diameter, covered with small hairy. The unopened petals are layered, covering the intact flower head. The opened petals expose a large stamen, which is brownish-yellow and columnar-shaped. The fleshy petals are spoon-shaped with oil spots, and they easily break when folded. It has a fragrant smell. The best quality is to have unopened buds, intact and short stalks, reddish-brown color, and strong fragrance. There are usually 12 perianth segments, fleshy, with the outer layer being oblong and the inner layer being spoon-shaped. There are many stamens, with elongated yellow-brown anthers and short filaments. The carpels are numerous, separate, and arranged in a spiral on a conical receptacle. The peduncle is 0.5-2 cm long and covered with gray-yellow hairs.
[Medicinal Value]
The Magnolia Flower has a bitter taste, mild warmth, and fragrant smell. It belongs to the spleen and stomach channels. It is mainly used to regulate qi and transform dampness. It is used for chest and abdominal distention, fullness, and loss of appetite. The recommended dosage is 3-9 grams. It should be avoided by those with dryness due to yin deficiency.
