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Scientific Name:Magnolia grandiflra L
Common Name(s): Southern Magnolia
Edible: no
Medicinal: yes
Parts Used: root, stem, leaf
crashdive123 7 Aug, 2009
Contains magnolol and honkkiol, with antisasmodic activity. Science confirms desative activiy of seed.
Warning: Leaves have caused severe contact dermatitis.
Found in rich woods, moist bottomlands. Southeast, Virginia, south to Florida, west to Texas. Widely grown for its beautiful evergreen foliage and dramatic flowers.
Current Rating: 0.0000
crashdive123 7 Aug, 2009
Uses: American Indians used a wash of the bark to treat prickly-heat itching and a wash for sores. Crushed bark used in steam baths to treat water retention. In nineteenth-century America, bark used to treat malaria, and for rheumatism. Fruits used as a digestive tonic, for dyspepsia, and general debility. Seeds used in Mexican traditions for antipasmodic activity. Also used for hight blood pressure, heart problems, abdominal discomfort, muscles spasms, infertility, and epilepsy.