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Magnolia obovate is one of the plants of the family called magnoliaceae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Magnolia obovata Thunb. As for the name of the family of magnolia obovate, then in Latin it will be like this: Magnoliaceae Juss.
Description of magnolia obovate
Magnolia obovate is a tree, the height of which will be about six to eight meters, and the diameter will fluctuate between fifteen and forty centimeters. It is noteworthy that in Japan the height of this plant will be thirty meters, and the diameter will be approximately sixty to seventy centimeters. The bark of the trunk of this plant will be painted in gray tones, it is endowed with rather short longitudinal cracks. Young shoots of magnolia obovate are pubescent, while adult shoots will be either naked or pubescent along the veins. The length of the leaf petioles of this plant is about two to five centimeters. Magnolia flowers are obovate rather large in size, they are endowed with a strong odor and are painted in creamy white tones. The stamens of this plant are numerous, they gather in a rather large cone, the length of which will not exceed thirteen centimeters, and the diameter will be approximately four and a half centimeters. Magnolia seeds are obovate and will be compressed and ovoid and are one centimeter long. The flowering of this plant begins in early July, while the seeds will ripen already in the period from late August to early September.
Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of the Kuril Islands of the Far East. As for the general distribution, this plant can be found in Japan, on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, magnolia obovate is grown in an open field culture. It should be noted that this plant was listed in the Red Book of the USSR. The plant will grow singly or in small groups in mixed forests.
Description of the medicinal properties of magnolia obovate
Magnolia obovate is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the roots, buds, trunk bark, fruits and flowers of this plant.
The presence of such valuable medicinal properties should be explained by the content of obovate alkaloids in the composition of the roots of magnolia, rutin is present in the trunks, and in the bark of the trunk there are alkaloids, phenols and biphenyls.
As for Chinese and Japanese medicine, the bark of the trunks and the fruits of this plant are widespread here, which are used as an astringent, analgesic, diuretic and anthelmintic agent. The flowers and buds of obovate magnolia are used in powder form as an analgesic and antipyretic agent for headaches, bad breath and rhinitis. A decoction made from the roots of this plant is effective as an expectorant, while a decoction of magnolia bark obovate is used to treat ulcers. A decoction of the bark and fruits of magnolia obovate is used for pain in the stomach, and also helps to improve appetite. In addition, decoctions prepared on the basis of these elements of this plant are used as rather effective means that will help to tone up the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
For headaches, take two teaspoons of dried flowers of this plant in one glass of boiling water, insist for an hour and filter thoroughly. Such funds are taken two to three times a day, one third of a glass.
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Magnolia (lat.Magnolia) - a flowering culture belonging to the Magnoliaceae family. In nature, the plant is found in the United States and in some Asian countries. In Russia, it grows on Sakhalin. Currently, there are over 200 species. Description Magnolia is represented by deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs, less often trees, the trunks and branches of which are covered with brownish or gray bark, smooth or rough to the touch.
