This product is a product of the magnolia plant Magnolia biondii (Magnolia biondii apamp), Magnolia (Magnolia denudata Desr) or Wudang Magnolia (Magnolia sprengeri Pamp) bud. Harvest in early spring when the flowers are not open, remove the branches and stems, dry in the shade and use them medicinally.

[Property]

Acrid, warm. act on lung and stomach channels.

[Efficacy]

Diverging wind-cold, declaring relieving stuffy nose.

[Indications]

1. For wind-cold headache. This product disperses wind-cold, relieving stuffy orifices, relieves pain, and is used to treat external contraction wind-cold, headache nasal congestion, and can be used in combination of medicinals Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Saposhnikovia Root , Dahurian Angelica and other wind-cold-dispersing medicinal products are used together.
2. For sinusitis headache. This product is pungent and warm, with an aroma that unblocks the nose. Its properties are high and clearing, and it has the effect of dispersing wind evil and relieving stuffy nose, so it is an important medicine for sinusitis headache. Those who prefer wind-cold are often paired with Dahurian Angelica, Asarum, Cocklebur Fruit, Saposhnikovia Root > It can be used together with other medicines; for those who prefer wind-heat, it is usually used with Chrysanthemum Flower, Forsythia, Skullcap Root, Mentha and Cocklebur Fruit are used together. If the lung heat stagnation is caused by nasal vestibulitis, it can be used with Coptis Rhizome, Forsythia, wild chrysanthemum flower, etc.

[Documentation]

1. Benjing: "Main five zang-organs body Hanre, head wind, brain pain, face black."
2. Bencao Gangmu I>: "sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, stuffy nose, nasal vestibulitis and post-acne nasal vestibulitis." "The pungent warmth of Magnolia travels through the air and enters the lungs, which can help the clear yang in the stomach to ascend, so it can warm the middle and treat the head and face. Nose disease."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoction, 3 to 9 grams; this product has hair, which may irritate the throat, so it is advisable to wrap-boiling it with gauze when taking it orally. Appropriate amount for external use.

Those with yin deficiency and effulgent fire should not take it.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains volatile oil, and the oil contains citral, clove oleyl phenol, cassia bark aldehyde, eucalyptol, p-allyl methyl ether, etc. Magnolia buds contain volatile oil, and the oil contains citral, clove oleyl phenol, and alkaloids.

Magnolia has an astringent effect to protect nasal membrane, and can promote the absorption of membrane secretions, reduce inflammation, and even make the nasal cavity unobstructed; Magnolia infusion or decoction has an infiltration anesthesia effect, and Magnolia water or alcohol extract can reduce blood pressure. Effect: Decocted with water agent has acetylcholine-like effect on striated muscle; it can excite uterus smooth muscle, stimulate intestinal movement, and has inhibitory effect on various pathogenic bacteria; volatile oil has sedative and analgesic effects.