Schisandra chinensis Fruit

DEFINITION

The article consists of dried ripe fruits of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Family Schisandraceae) collected in the fall. It contains NLT 0.95% of lignans, calculated as the sum of schisandrin, schisandrol B, deoxyschizandrin, and γ-schisandrin on the dried bases.

SYNONYMS

Kadsura chinensis Turcz.

Maximowiczia amurensis Rupr.

Maximowiczia chinensis (Turcz.) Rupr.

Maximowiczia japonica (A.Gray) K. Koch

Maximowiczia sinensis Rob.

Sphaerostema japonicum A....