The highly fragrant yellow flowers of Magnolia champaca greets all who walks under them with the scent of a thousand jasmine flowers.
The flowers remain fresh for a few hours after bring removed and stays fragrant throughout the day. Thus making them a favourite candidate for garlands.
Medicinal uses:
The bark can be used as a febrifuge (fever reducer) and in decoctions for postpartum recovery
Flowers and budd are used for healing of wounds and nflammation as well as for treating leprosy, gout, vertigo, and chronic gastritis.
Leaves can be brewed into tea for coughs, bronchitis, and sore throats.
The root extract can be used as a purgative, emmenagogue, and to heal cracks in the feet.
This tree has its canopy just above level 2 of block 56 ( the Convention Centre is in the background). Another cluster of these trees can be found at level 2 of block 58.
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