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Magnolia champaca, Champaka

Golden Champa
Champaka (Ayurveda)
Sampagi (Siddha)
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Magnolia champaca
(Blanco, Flora de Filipinas, 1875)

Botanical name:
Magnolia champaca (syn. Michelia champaca)

Parts used:
Flowers, Bark

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Astringent

Uses:
BARK:
1. Clears Wind-Heat:

-Fever (bark decoction)

2. Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
-contraceptive (stem bark powder taken orally for 7 days)

3. Externally:
-swollen, inflamed gums, gingivitis (bark paste applied)


FLOWER:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:

-obstinate skin diseases including Leprosy
-Pruritus, Itchiness
-Ulcers

2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Dysuria, urgent or frequent urination
-Gout

3. Benefits the Heart:
-regarded as a Heart tonic
-promotes complexion

4. Kills Worms:
-Worms and Parasitic infestations

5. Externally:
-Gout, Rheumatism (flower oil)
-Headache

Dose:
Powder of the Flower or Bark: 1–3 grams
Flower powder is mixed with twice its weight of sugar and given in doses of 4 grams for Dysuria.
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Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:

Cautions:
1. Large doses may cause Dizziness

Main Preparations used:

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