Magnolia officinalis

Magnolia officinalis in Jingning is a specialty of Jingning in Lishui, Zhejiang Province. Magnolia Officinalis, a tall deciduous tree of Magnoliaceae, likes cool and humid climate. It mostly grows in loose and fertile neutral to slightly acidic sandy soil rich in humus. It is propagated by seeds, transplanted by seedlings, and can only be stripped after growing for about 20 years. Its bark is mainly processed into medicine, which is one of the national key protected medicinal materials. Peel the root bark and branch bark and dry them directly in the shade. After the dried bark is slightly scalded in boiling water, pile it in a damp place, "sweat" until the endothelium turns purple or brown, steam it until it is soft, take it out and dry it. The commercial dried bark of Magnolia Officinalis is in the form of a drum or a double drum, with a length of 30-35 cm and a thickness of 0.2-0.7 cm, which is commonly known as "tube park". One end of the dry skin near the root is spread out like a bell mouth, with a length of 13 ~ 25 cm and a thickness of 0.3 ~ 0.8 cm, which is commonly called "boots are plain". The surface of Magnolia Officinalis is grayish brown or grayish brown, rough, sometimes scaly, easy to peel off, with obvious oval lenticels and longitudinal wrinkles. Those who scrape off the rough skin are yellowish brown, and the inner surface is purplish brown or dark purplish brown, which is smooth, with fine longitudinal lines and oil marks. Hard, not easy to break. The cross section is granular, the outer layer is grayish brown, the inner layer is purplish brown or brown, oily, and some can see most small bright stars. The older the tree is, the thicker the skin is, the more oily it is, and the better the quality is. The quality is better with thick and oily meat, purple-brown cross section, less fiber, less chewing residue and strong spicy taste. Magnolia Officinalis is a commonly used Chinese medicine, which is warm in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, and has the functions of eliminating dampness and phlegm, and removing fullness from lower qi. It can be used for treating damp stagnation, abdominal distension, constipation, phlegm retention, asthma and cough. Pu Hua is slightly bitter in taste and warm in nature, and its efficacy is slightly inferior to that of Pu Pi. It has the functions of regulating qi, opening the diaphragm, resisting pathogenic microorganisms, relaxing muscles, and treating digestive system and central nervous system. Magnolia officinalis produced in Jingning, Longquan and other places has the characteristics of thick skin, purple cross-section, oily and fragrant, and the output accounts for about 60% of the national total. The products sell well all over the country and are exported to earn foreign exchange. Magnolia officinalis in Jingning and Magnolia officinalis in Longquan won the high-quality agricultural products award at the first agricultural products Expo in Zhejiang Province. Jingning Sheshan brand Magnolia officinalis is a pure natural green forest product. Magnolia officinalis powder is dark in color, thick in bark, oily and high in quality.
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