Title: How To Make Magnolia Bark Tea For Sleep & Anxiety – Superfoodly
Headings: How To Make Magnolia Bark Tea For Sleep & Anxiety
How To Make Magnolia Bark Tea For Sleep & Anxiety
Health benefits of magnolia bark
1. Increases GABA activity
2. Activates cannabinoid receptors
3. Reduces adrenaline
Magnolia bark tea recipe
Serving size
Step 1: Rinse the bark under cold water
Step 2: Soak rinsed bark for 30 minutes
Step 3: Bring water to boil, then simmer
Step 4: Drain the liquid

Content: This lignan, which is found in its bark and seed cones, has over 200 pieces of peer-reviewed medical literature on it in the PubMed database. Much in recent years has been on cancer research related to honokiol. However, our focus here is on honokiol and magnolol for insomnia and stress, which it might help naturally. ( 1)
To be clear, the following benefits are not proven in humans, but are suggested based on research. Health benefits of magnolia bark
1. Increases GABA activity
Gamma-aminobutyric acid — more commonly known as GABA — plays a role in anxiety disorders. It helps to counterbalance the excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate. Too much activity of glutamate correlates with higher anxiety. ( 2)
Benzodiazepines, like Valium and Xanax, are believed to produce most — if not all — of their effect by boosting GABA activity in the brain. Ambien is not a benzo, it’s considered a sedative/hypnotic medication.