Magnoliae Flos (Sini in Korean) is one of the most important oriental medicinal plants. In the Korean Herbal Pharmacopeia, the bud of the all species in Manolia denudate and Manolia genus were regarded as the botanical sources for ‘Sini’. Most the dried bud of Manolia denudata, Manolia biondii and Manolia sprengeri were used as ‘Xin-yi’ in China. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine and compare the ‘Magnolia’ species, four species including Manolia denudata, M. biondii, M. liliiflora and M. Kobus were analysis of sequencing data revealed DNA polymorphisms. The based on tRNA coding leucine/phenylalanine (trnL-F) and NADH-plastoquinone oxidoreductase subunit 5 (ndhF) sequences in chloroplast DNA. For the identification of ‘Magnolia’ species, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of chloroplast DNA regions such as ndhF have proven an appropriate method. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been identified between genuine “Sini” and their fraudulent and misuse. Specific PCR primers were designed from this polymorphic site within the sequence data, and were used to detect true plants via multiplex PCR.

신이는 전통적으로 비염 등의 치료에 사용되어 왔는데, 신이 에탄올 추출물은 그람 양성균인 Staphylococcus aureus 그람 음성균인 Pseudomonas fluorescens균 및 곰팡이균인 Aspergillus niger에 대하여 모두 항균활성을 보였으며, proteinase로 활성화된 receptor-2에 의한 흰쥐 뒷발바닥 부종모델에서 신이 에탄올 추출물을 경구투여한 경우 typsin이나 tc-NH2로 유발된 발바닥 부종, 혈관투과성, myoloperoxidase 활성도에서 유의성 있는 억제율을 보여 항염증 활성이 뚜렷함을 나타냈다.