This product is the deciduous tree plant Magnolia Bark (Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils.) or concave-leaf Magnolia Bark (M. officinalis Rehd. et Wils. var. biloba Rehd. et Wils.) dry bark, root bark and branch bark. Produced in Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui and other places. Peel it from April to June, dry the root bark and branch bark directly in the shade, boil the dried bark slightly in boiling water, then pile it in a moist place, "sweat" until the inner surface turns purple-brown or tan, steam it until soft, take it out, and roll it into a tube. Shape, dry. Ginger juice is used.

[Property]

bitter and acrid, warm. act on spleen, stomach, lung and large intestine channels.

[Efficacy]

moving qi, drying dampness, eliminate accumulation, relieve asthma.

[Indications]

1. It is used for dampness obstruction middle energizer, abdominal distension and fullness, abdominal pain, or vomiting caused by unfavorable qi stagnation. This product is bitter, dry and pungent powder, good at moving qi, drying dampness, and eliminating accumulation. It is an important medicine for eliminating fullness. Often used with Atractylodes Rhizome and Dried Tangerine Peel, such as Stomach-Calming Powder.
2. Gastrointestinal retention of food, abdominal distension and fullness, large constipation knot. The lowering qi of this product is wide and middle, eliminating accumulation and guiding stagnation. Often used together with heat accumulation constipation, Rhubarb Rhizoma, that is, Magnolia Bark Three Ingredients Decoction. If heat accumulation constipation is used, it is paired with Rhubarb Rhizoma , Mirabilite, accumulation, that is, Major Purgative Decoction, to achieve the effect of clearing heat and purging the lower, eliminating accumulation and guiding stagnation.
3. phlegm-fluid retention Wheezing and coughing. This product can drying dampness and resolving phlegm, downbearing counterflow and relieving panting. For those with dyspnea syndrome caused by external contraction wind-cold, it can be used with Cinnamon Twig and Bitter Apricot Seed, such as Cinnamon Twig plus Magnolia Bark and Apricot Decoction; if there is phlegm-dampness internal resistance, chest tightness, wheezing and cough, it is often used with cultivated puple perilla fruit and tangerine peel , such as Perilla Fruit Qi-Descending Decoction.

Treatment of influenza, enterovirus, and various viral colds, Chinese medicine is more refined, non-toxic, and effective than Western medicine

[Documentation]

1. Bielu: "dispersing phlegm lowering qi, treating cholera and abdominal pain."
2. Bencao Gangmu cited Wang Hao-gu: "Treatment of cholera and abdominal pain." Lung qi is distended, causing wheezing and coughing. ”

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take, 3~10g.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Magnolia Bark bark contains Magnolia Bark phenol, tetrahydro-Magnolia Bark phenol, iso-Magnolia Bark phenol and volatile oils, as well as magnolia curarine.

• Magnolia Bark decoction has inhibitory effects on pneumococci, diphtheria, hemolytic streptococci, subtilis, Shigella and sturgeon dysentery, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.
• For the intestinal tract, a small dose will cause excitement, while a large dose will cause inhibition.
• It also has an exciting effect on the bronchus.
• Magnolia Bark Curare can paralyze motor nerve endings and cause systemic skeletal muscle relaxation; it has a blood pressure lowering effect. When blood pressure is lowered, it reflexively causes respiratory excitement and increases heart rate.

[Supplementary Medication]

officinal magnolia flower: the flower bud of Magnolia Bark. Pungent and warm in nature and flavor. Function aromatic herbs resolving dampness, moving qi widening. Used for dampness, obstruction, stagnation, abdominal distension and fullness, pain, etc. Dosage: 3~6g.