Magnolia
Botanical Name: Magnolia officinalis
Family: Magnoliaceae
Description: 6m/20ft woody shrub
large pink/white bell like flowers April-May
Native to: Western China
Cultivation: Fertile slightly
acidic soil. Plenty of sun and water
Parts Used: Bark
Actions: Anti-inflammatory,
aromatic, diaphoretic, stimulant, tonic
Constituents: Lignans: magnolide
Volatile oil: Lignans –magnolol, hinokiol,
monoterpenyl magnolol. Sesquiterpene -eudesmol
Respiratory: Asthma
Digestive: Diarrhoea
Other Notes: One of the first
plants in history, which uses insects to pollinate flowers in order to reproduce