Chinese name:

Source:

Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex - bark

Nature:

• warm (strongly hot, strong, ascending and descending, yang within yin, yin within yang)

Taste:

• bitter, pungent (sweet, strong, weak)

Tropism:

• spleen, lung, stomach and large intestine (heart, liver)

Direction of action:

• sinking

Effects:

• moves Qi

• dries dampness
• eliminates Tan
• descends Qi
• calms dyspnoea

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standardly 5 g

Contraindications:

• caution required in cases of Qi deficiency and fluid exhaustion, as well as during pregnancy