Forsythia suspensa Fruit

DEFINITION

The article consists of ripe or unripe dried fruit of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl (Fam. Oleaceae). It contains NLT 2.4% of total lignans calculated as the sum of forsythiaside, lariciresinol, and phillyrin, on the dried basis.

SYNONYMS

Forsythia fortunei Lindl.

Forsythia suspensa fo. pubescens Rehder

Forsythia suspensa var. fortunei (Lindl.) Rehder

Forsythia suspensa var. latifolia Rehder

Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldii Zabel

Ligustrum suspensum Thunb.

Rangium suspensum (Thunb.) Ohwi

Syringa suspensa Thunb.

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