Magnolia
Bark (hou po)
Cortex
Magnoliae Officinalis
Properties:
Pungent and bitter in flavour, warm in nature, it acts on
the spleen, stomach, lung and large intestine channels.
The pungent flavour is dispelling, and the bitter flavour
is purging. The herb possesses the properties of warm and
dryness, so it is good at promoting Qi circulation,
relieving dampness, relieving food stagnancy and abdominal
distension. It is indicated for stagnation and fullness of
the middle-jiao, phlegm-dampness retention in lung,
stomach and intestines with dyspnea, as well as food
stagnancy in stomach and intestine, stagnation of Qi and
abdominal diatension.
Effects:
Eliminating dampness,
resolving fullness, promoting Qi circulation, relieving
food stagnancy, clearing away phlegm and relieving asthma.
Indications:
1. For treating food retention in
middle-jiao, poor appetite, oppressive chest and greasy
tongue coating, it is often used in combination with
atrctylodes rhizome and tangerine peel for augmentation of
functions of eliminating dampness and enhancing appetite
and digestion.
2. For treating food and Qi
stagnancy, abdominal ditension, or constipation due to
heat accumulation, it is used in combination with the
drugs for relieving stagnancy of indigested food, and
abdominal distension, purging away heat and relieving
constipation, such as rhubarb, immature bitter orange.
3. For treating the excess of
phlegm-dampness in interior, phlegm stasis in the airway,
abundant expectoration, cough and asthma, it is used in
combination with the drugs for resolving phlegm, relieving
cough and asthma, such as pinella tuber, tangerine peel
and apricot kernel.
Dosage and Administration:
3-10g.
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For the
convenience of customers, we offer the Magnolia
Bark (hou po)
as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 6 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day. Please
put the granule into a cup, then put 50-100ml
boiling water into the cup and stir it with spoon.
You will get some tea, drink it when it is luke-warm.
For children, the dosage should be reduced according
to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets of Magnolia
Bark (hou po)
in the form of quick-dissolving granule for your
personal use now at $98.00.
If you would like to
order this raw herb, please go to
the order form.
