Magnolia obovata (Ho-no-ki)

Traditional uses

Japan*

  • Anodyne
  • Stomachic

China

  • Dropsy
  • Fish-Bones
  • Deobstruent
  • Diuretic
  • Fever
  • Sudamina
  • Alcoholism
  • Tonic

Chemicals

Bark

  • HONOKIOL — 3200
  • MAGNOLOL — 8100

Activities

  1. Antibacterial — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  2. Anticariogenic — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  3. Anticonvulsant — 2 compounds; toxic activity; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  4. Antioxidant — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  5. Antitumor-Promoter — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  6. Calcium-Antagonist — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  7. CNS-Depressant — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  8. Fungicide — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  9. Myorelaxant — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  10. Pesticide — 2 compounds; HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL
  11. Antiacetyltransferase — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL
  12. Antiaggregant — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL
  13. Antiemetic — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL
  14. Antileukemic — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL
  15. Antiradicular — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL
  16. Antiseptic — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL
  17. Anxiolytic — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL
  18. Artemicide — 1 compounds; MAGNOLOL
  19. Larvicide — 1 compounds; MAGNOLOL
  20. Sedative — 1 compounds; HONOKIOL

Toxic compounds

  • HONOKIOL — Anticonvulsant; Bark
  • MAGNOLOL — Anticonvulsant; Bark