广玉兰Magnolia grandiflora L.为生长于美国东南部和墨西哥境内的乔木,传统医学中广泛用于治疗高血压、心脏病、下腹部不适、肌肉痉挛、不育症及癫痫等。广玉兰及同属植物厚朴中所含的厚朴酚、和厚朴酚均有抑制中枢神经、松弛肌肉和抗微生物等作用。作者研究其种子提取物对最大电休克发作实验(MES)、直肠温度、戊巴比妥钠诱导的睡 Magnolia grandiflora L. is a tree grown in the southeastern United States and Mexico. It is widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of hypertension, heart disease, lower abdominal discomfort, muscle cramps, infertility and epilepsy. Magnolol and honokiol contained in Magnolia grandiflora and its genus Magnolia inhibited the central nervous system, muscle relaxation, and anti-microbial activity. The authors studied their seed extracts on maximal electroshock episodes (MES), rectal temperature, and pentobarbital-induced sleep