Chinese magnolia vine

The homeland of a magnolia vine call China, points to it also the specific name of a plant "chinensis" - China – China. In China the magnolia vine grows in a wild look also presently. In translation from Chinese "twine the name of a magnolia vine - tszy" means a fruit of five tastes.

The scientific patrimonial name of a magnolia vine Chinese – Schizandra – comes from two Greek words "schizo" - to divide also "andros" - the man. It is connected, most likely, with diclinous flowers of a plant.

The magnolia vine Chinese – Schizandra chinensis – the beautiful curling ligneous listopadny liana from family limonnikovy, or is more correct - skhizandrovy. Sometimes the magnolia vine is carried to magnolia family.

The root system of a magnolia vine is close to the surface of the soil and represents shnurovidny brown-brown rhizomes. Length of the shelled stalk twisting trees and bushes reaches 5-15 meters.

At a magnolia vine bright green, slightly fleshy brilliant leaves on pink or red scapes. At the end of summer – an early autumn leaves of a magnolia vine become yellow-orange. Fragrant large white, light pink or yellow-white flowers of a magnolia vine exhale pleasant aroma. The lemon aroma proceeds also from the stalks rubbing at wind gusts and leaves of a magnolia vine.

The magnolia vine at the end of May — the beginning of June blossoms. Flowers are pollinated by bugs, bees, flies. Fruits – juicy multileaflets with the receptacle which is extended during fructification up to 8-10 cm ripen at the end of August - September, in October and gain bright orange or bright red color. On a liana fruits can keep all winter.

Seeds of a magnolia vine remind spherical or roundish kidneys, with a small cross scar and an orange-brown dense brilliant peel.

In the territory of Russia the magnolia vine Chinese grows in Primorye, Priamurye, in the Far East, Sakhalin in the mixed and cedar and broad-leaved forests.

In the medicinal and cosmetic purposes fruits are used, magnolia vine seeds are more rare.

- Fruits of a magnolia vine contain: vitamins – And, In, E, amber, lemon and apple acids, sugar, essential oils, kakhetina, skhizandrin, tannic and dyes, minerals - potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, silver, phosphorus, copper, manganese, nickel, titanium, molybdenum, zinc.

- Leaves contain minerals: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron; and macrocells: manganese, copper, zinc, cobalt, aluminum, iodine

- All parts of a liana, including seeds, bark, rhizomes, leaves and pulp of fruits, contain essential oil which gives to fruits the aroma reminding a lemon.

- Thanks to the content of biologically active agents of a skhizandrin and skhizandrol, the magnolia vine is antioxidant.

- Besides it treats the natural adaptogens increasing organism resilience to various adverse factors of the environment.

- Medicines from a magnolia vine increase intellectual and physical working capacity, strengthen the central nervous system, stimulate work of cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

- The magnolia vine takes off fatigue and increases mood.

- Traditional medicine applies medicines from a magnolia vine at a neurasthenia, cough, bronchial asthma, dysentery, impotence, at treatment of gynecologic diseases, female infertility, digestive tract diseases, including at gastritis and stomach ulcer, a metabolic disorder.

- Berries of a magnolia vine are made as tea which is had during the day.

- In drugstores magnolia vine tincture which is taken according to the enclosed instruction is on sale.

The magnolia vine has no side effects and contraindications. But it cannot be accepted at overexcitation, high pressure and in the second half of day as it can cause insomnia.

- The magnolia vine enhances regenerative properties of cages, tone up cells of epidermis, promotes process of renewal of cells of skin.

- Raising a skin tone, and protecting it from moisture loss, it eliminates flabbiness and smoothes small wrinkles.

- The mask toning
To add 2 drops of pharmaceutical tincture of a magnolia vine and 1 tablespoon of soft cottage cheese to 2 tablespoons of sour cream. To put on a face for 10 minutes, to wash away the tampon moistened in tea from a magnolia vine or warm water. To wash cool.

- The mask moistening
Istoloch in a mortar 2 tablespoons of dry berries of a magnolia vine to fill in in the enameled pan with 1 glass of boiled water, to bring to boiling, to lower fire, to boil 15 minutes, to cool, filter. To add 2 teaspoons of honey, to impregnate a gauze and to put on a face, a neck, a decollete for 15 minutes. To wash water of room temperature.

- The bathtub toning and rejuvenating for a body
To fill in 4 tablespoons of the crushed dry leaves of a magnolia vine with 1 liter of boiled water, to insist 1 hour, to filter, add to a bathtub temperature + 37C. To accept 15 minutes.

- If to rinse magnolia vine broth hair after washing, they will better grow, will gain silkiness and gloss.