Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.)Baill. |
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Botanical Name |
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Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.)Baill. |
English
Name |
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Schizandra |
Synonym(s) |
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Kadsura chinensis Turcz., Maximowiczia chinensis (Turcz.)Rupr. Schisandra japonica (Siebold.&Zucc. ex A.Gray.)Hance. |
Family |
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Schisandraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A woody vine with numerous clusters of tiny, bright red berries. Flowers small and creamy-white. |
| Herb Effects |
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An excellent tonic and restorative, helping in stressful times and increasing zest for life; antitussive, aphrodisiac, hepatic, astringent, cardiotonic, cholagogue, expectorant, hypotensive, lenitive, nervine, pectoral, sedative, stimulant, tonic, regulates the cardiovascular system (fruit); antirheumatic (plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Schizandrin, deoxyschizandrin, gomisins and pregomisin (fruits seeds) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Schizandrin |
7432-28-2 |
Not Available |
C24H32O7 |
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| Pregomisin |
Not Available |
5-[(2S,3R)-4-(3-hydr
oxy-4,5-dimethoxy-ph
enyl)-2,3-dimethyl-b
utyl]-2,3-
dimethox
y-phenol |
C22H30O6 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Harmonize processes of the internal organs and help control the balance of the body's physiological processes, promotes endurance, anti-aging; in the treatment of dry coughs, asthma, night sweats, urinary disorders, involuntary ejaculation, chronic diarrhoea, palpitations, insomnia, poor memory, hyperacidity, hepatitis and diabetes (fruit); in the treatment of cancer (seeds); in the treatment of coughs, dysentery and gonorrhoea (mucilaginous decoction from the branches). |
| Reference |
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 Ip SP. Mak DH. Li PC. Poon MK. Ko KM. Effect of a lignan-enriched extract of Schisandra chinensis on aflatoxin B1 and cadmium chloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Pharmacol Toxicol1996 Jun;78(6):413-6.
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