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Cortex Magnoliae
Definition
Cortex Magnoliae consists of the dried stem, trunk or root bark of Magnolia
officinalis Rehder and Wilson, M. officinalis Rehder and Wilson var.
biloba Rehder and Wilson (1–3), or of M. obovata Thunberg. (1, 3, 4)
(Magnoliaceae). 12
Synonyms
Magnolia hypoleuca Diels, non Sieb. et Zucc. (6, 7).
Selected vernacular names
Chung-pu, danghoobak, hou-po, hou-pu, hòupò, hsin-j, koboku, magnolia
bark, mubak (8–11).
Geographical distribution
Native to China (7, 9, 11).
Description
Deciduous tree, large, up to 22 m in height. Bark smooth, light rusty-ash
grey colour and aromatic. Branchlets light-green or yellowish. Leaves entire,
very large, elliptic-obovate, up to 35 cm long and 10–20 cm wide.
Large creamy-white, fragrant flowers, bisexual, 15–20 cm in diameter;
9–15 petals, 8–10 cm in length by 3 cm in width, with the outer 3 being
pale green tinged pink on the edge and the inner 6–12 being creamy white.
Fruit oblong-ovoid, 10–12 cm in length, apex truncate and base rounded.
Carpels rounded at the base. Seeds single (7, 9).
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The flowers of Magnolia officinalis Rehder and Wilson and M. officinalis Rehder and Wilson var.
biloba Rehder and Wilson are also official in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and the Japanese Standards
for Herbal Medicines (2, 3, 5). However, there is currently insufficient information available
to warrant the preparation of a monograph on this material.
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