Plant Details

Accepted name:: Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H.Wilson [Magnoliaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Magnolia officinalis var. officinalis

Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chinese magnolia	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
chung-pu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cortex magnoliae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cortex magnoliae officinalis	Pharmaceutical	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
danghoobak	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
flos magnoliae officinalis	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
guang fang ji	Other	Effects Associated with Aristolochia fangchi (Nortier & Vanherweghem, 2002)
hou po	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
hou po hua	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
hou pu	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
hou-po	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hou-pu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
houpo	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
houpohua	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
houpu	Other	Homegarden Med. Ethnobot. of Naxi in NW Yunnan (Yang et al., 2014) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
hsin-j	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hòupò	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
koboku	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
läkemagnolia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
magnolia	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
magnolia bark	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
magnolia officinalis bark	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
magnolia officinalis flower	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
magnolia-bark	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
magnoliae cortex	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
magnoliae cortex pulveratus	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
magnoliae officinalis cortex	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
magnoliae officinalis flos	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
mubak	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
officinal magnolia	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
officinal magnolia bark	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
officinal magnolia flower	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
powdered magnolia bark	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
コウボク	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
コウボク末	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
厚朴	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
厚朴果	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
厚朴花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
厚樸	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flower	dried flower bud	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
stem bark, branch bark		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
stem bark, root bark and branch bark	dried stem bark, root bark and branch bark	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Bark		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Bark		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Bark		Homegarden Med. Ethnobot. of Naxi in NW Yunnan (Yang et al., 2014)
bark of trunk, root or branch	dried bark of trunk, root or branch	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
bark of the trunk		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
bark of stem, twig, and root, flower bud		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
flower, bark		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Bark		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
stem bark, root bark or branch bark	dried stem bark, root bark or branch bark	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
bark of trunk	bark	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
stem, trunk or root	dried stem, trunk or root bark	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bark of trunk		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
bark of trunk		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
stem, bark	Dried stem and branch bark	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
stem bark		Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
bark of the trunk		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Houpoea officinalis (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu Fl. China 7: 65 (2008).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Magnolia officinalis	Effects Associated with Aristolochia fangchi (Nortier & Vanherweghem, 2002) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wits.	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Magnolia officinalis Rehd.et Wils	Homegarden Med. Ethnobot. of Naxi in NW Yunnan (Yang et al., 2014)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E. H. Wilson	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H. Wilson	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H.Wilson	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.h. Wilson	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder & Wilson	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder and Wilson	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder et E.H. Wilson	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder et E.H.Wilson	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Magnolia officinalis Rehder et Wilson	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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