Schisandra
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Botanical Name |
Schisandra chinensis |
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Family |
Schisandraceae |
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Other Names |
Gomishi, limonnik kitajski, magnolia vine, Schizandra chinesis, wu-wei-zi |
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Description |
A vine or liana with twisting stem up to 15m. Leaves: elliptical, alternate, wedge shaped base. Flowers: white or cream. Berries: small, ovoid, red in clusters |
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Native to |
China, Japan, Korea, Russia |
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Parts Used |
Berries |
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Actions |
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Constituents |
Lignans: schizandrol A, schizandrol B, schizandrin A, schizandrin B, schizanhenol, schisandrin C, schisantherin A, schisantherin B, gosmisins H, K, L, M etc, gomisin N, deoxschisandrin, wuweizu C, schisabtherin C Volatile oil: borneol, 1.8 cineole, citral, sesquicarene, ylangene, beta bisabolene, chamigranal, chamigrene Citric and malic acids, fixed oil |