Magnolia Grandiflra L

Immature seed pods

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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.
Current Rating: 0.5000

crashdive123 7 Aug, 2009	Largest Magnolia grows to over 90 feet
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crashdive123 7 Aug, 2009	Leaves, leathery, evergreen, elliptical, to 10 inches long, 5 inches wide. Smooth above, rusty-hairy beneath. Flowers creamy white, cup-shaped, large, to 9 inches across; Apr-July.
Current Rating: 0.0000

crashdive123 7 Aug, 2009	Found in rich woods, moist bottomlands. Southeast, Virginia, south to Florida, west to Texas. Widely grown for its beautiful evergreen foliage and dramatic flowers.
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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.

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