Ingredient Overview
Magnolia officinalis bark is known as Hou Po in Chinese herbal practice. Honokiol and magnolol are characteristic compounds associated with this bark-derived ingredient.
Honokiol and magnolol provide two recognisable points of interest in magnolia bark chemistry. The bark’s traditional use under the name Hou Po connects this composition with a longstanding herbal material. Extraction makes the bark constituents available in a concentrated form for botanical preparations.