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Magnolia officinalis is a tree belonging to the Luoyexing area. Generally, its flowering period is about 5 months, and its fruiting period is about 10 months. It is a traditional Chinese medicine with relatively good efficacy. Studies have found that magnolia officinalis contains a variety of medicinal elements. Taking it in moderation has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-ulcer and antioxidant effects. Therefore, it has significant effects in the treatment of acute enteritis, chronic gastritis, amoebic dysentery and other diseases.

1. Plant morphology of magnolol

Deciduous tree, 7-15m tall. The bark is purple-brown, and the winter buds are covered by stipules, which fall off after opening. Simple leaves are alternate and clustered at the top of the twigs. The leaves are elliptical-obovate, 20-45cm long and 10-25cm wide, with obtuse or short tips, cuneate or rounded base, entire or wavy margins, and covered with short grayish-white hairs on the back when young and white powdery when old.

The flowers and leaves bloom at the same time, solitary at the top of branches, white, fragrant, about 15 cm in diameter, with thick pedicels covered with brown hairs; 9 to 12 tepals; many stamens; many pistil carpels arranged on an elongated receptacle. The aggregate fruit is ovate-elliptical, woody, with one seed in each chamber. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from September to October.

2. Pharmacological effects of magnolol

Magnolia officinalis has obvious and lasting central muscle relaxation, central nervous system inhibition, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-pathogenic microorganism, anti-ulcer, antioxidant, anti-tumor, inhibition of morphine withdrawal reaction, inhibition of platelet aggregation and other pharmacological effects. It is used to treat acute enteritis, bacterial or amoebic dysentery, chronic gastritis, etc. Among them, in terms of antibacterial effect, magnolol has significant antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, acid-resistant bacteria, and filamentous fungi, has a more significant antibacterial effect on Streptococcus mutans, and has the strongest inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus. Clinically, it is mainly used as a drug to eliminate chest and abdominal fullness, calm the central nervous system, relax athletes' muscles, and is an anti-fungal and anti-ulcer drug.