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Common Name
Magnolia
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Botanical Name
Magnolia officinalis
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Part Used
Bark
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Clinical Summary
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Monograph
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Alcohol
60%
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Dose
10 to 70mL weekly
Magnolia is widely used in traditional Chinese (TCM) and Japanese (Kampo) medicine to treat stress, clinical depression and anxiety related disorders including sleep maintenance insomnia.
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Traditional Use
Magnolia is one of the most important traditional herbal medicines in China and Japan used to treat anxiety related disorders and clinical depression. Even the oldest known traditional Chinese medicine book, Shennong Bencao Jing, mentions this tranquilising action.
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Actions
Anxiolytic, nootropic, neuroprotective, antidepressant, sedative, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumour, analgesic, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, cardioprotective, antiarrhythmic, anti-obesity
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Indications
• Anxiety, mild depression, stress, low mood and insomnia including when associated with menopause
• Alzheimer’s disease, brain health
• Cancer prophylactic and as an adjunct therapy
• Diabetes, weight management, obesity, metabolic syndrome
• Inflammation and pain such as arthritis and Lyme disease
• Atherosclerosis, cardiovascular health
• Digestive problems such as nausea, diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome especially when associated with fear and anxiety
• Shortness of breath associated with emotional turmoil, asthma -
Energetics
Aromatic, pungent, bitter, warm.
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Use in Pregnancy
Avoid using due to insufficient reliable information.
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Contraindications & Cautions
None known
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Drug Interactions
Caution with alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines and central nervous system depressant drugs. Monitor with anticoagulant/antiplatelet (such as warfarin) drugs.
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Dietary Information
Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free
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Substitutes
Gotu Kola, Lemon Balm, Lime Flowers, Saffron, Scullcap, Passion Flower