Efficiency and Mechanism Evaluation of Magnolia officinalis Water Extract in Preventing Gastric Ulcer

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An introduction to Magnolia officinalis (houpu). Magnolia officinalis, also called houpu, is a traditional herbal medicine in Asia for treating gastrointestinal disorders, like indigestion, flatulence, duodenal ulcer, and gastric ulcer. Firstly, to collect the tree bark and root bark from Magnolia officinalis and to dry it (a), after soaking with ginger juice for a period of time, that is a complete medicinal material for clinical use (b). In this study, the houpu we used was soaked with ginger juice for a period of time.

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