Magnolia vine
plant
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application
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Magnolia vine
Magnolia officinalis
Bark
Anxiety and sleeplessness treatment
GABA A potentiator. Magnolol and honokiol are bioactive compounds with sedative + hypnotic effects. Magnolol acts via the GABA A receptor increasing NREM and REM sleep. Honokiol and magnolol have a great future having demonstrated great efficacy in treating insomnia and approved for this use.