Ho-no-ki

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Japan*, China, JP

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Dropsy, Fish-Bones, Stomachic

Science studied: HONOKIOL, MAGNOLOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Magnoliaceae

Scientific name: Magnolia obovata

Common names: Ho-no-ki, Japanese Whitebark Magnolia, Il-bon-mong-nyeon, Japanese Big Leaf Magnolia, Japanese bigleaf magnolia, Japanese whitebark magnolia, Magnolia giapponese, Whiteleaf Japanese Magnolia, Whiteleaf japanese magnolia, hō-no-ki, hō-no-ki, junimagnolia, rdeča magnolija, 일본목련, ホオノキ

POWO: 554784-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Japan*, China, JP.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Dropsy
• Fish-Bones
• Stomachic
• Deobstruent
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Sudamina

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Japan*
• China
• JP

Documented cultural uses

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

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Anodyne · Japan* · "
• Dropsy · China · "
• Fish-Bones · China · "
• Stomachic · Japan* · "
• Deobstruent · China · "
• Diuretic · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Sudamina · China · "
• Alcoholism · China · "
• Tonic · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Multi-Omics Analysis Decodes Biosynthesis of Specialized Metabolites Constituting the Therapeutic Terrains of <i>Magnolia obovata</i>. · 2025 source ↗
• Comparison of Honokiol Contents in Different Plant Parts of Magnolia obovata Collected at Various Times and Cultivation Sites, Using Honokiol Exhibiting Antiproliferative Activity against Cancer Stem Cells Derived from Human Glioblastoma. · 2026 source ↗
• Dilignans with a Chromanol Motif Discovered by Molecular Networking from the Stem Barks of <i>Magnolia obovata</i> and Their Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Expression Inhibitory Activity. · 2021 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• HONOKIOL
• MAGNOLOL

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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