Forsythia suspensa Fruit Powder

DEFINITION

The article consists of the dried fruit of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. (Family Oleaceae), reduced to powder or very fine powder. It contains NLT 2.4% of total lignans and phenylethanoids calculated as the sum of forsythiaside, lariciresinol, phillyrin, pinoresinol, and phillygenin on the dried basis.

POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS

None known

CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST

Lignans: Forsythiaside, phillyrin, phillygenin, pinoresinol, lariciresinol

IDENTIFICATION

• A. Botanical Characteristics:...