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: 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. Yet, it still works through the same pathway; GABA activation. ( 3)
In animal models, such as those with mice, magnolol supplements have been found to be effective for inducing sleep by increasing GABA activity. Not only does it increase how long they’re asleep, but also how much REM sleep they’re getting. The efficacy of pure magnolol rivals diazepam (Valium) as you can see in the charts above. (