The Scarcity of Houpo: A Threat to Traditional Chinese Medicine

Houpo is a plant of the Magnolia family and is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. The bark, root bark, flowers, and seeds can all be used medicinally, with the bark being the most comm

Rediscovering the Magnolia: From Grass Jelly to Folk Remedies

  　　 　　My first encounter with the magnolia vine was in the writings of Mr. Lu Xun. "The tuber of Polygonum multiflorum and the vine of magnolia intertwine, and the magnolia has fruit lik