Schisandra chinensis Fruit

DEFINITION

The article consists of the dried ripe fruits of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Family Schisandraceae) collected in the fall. It contains NLT 0.40% of schisandrin (schisandrol A, C₂₄H₃₂O₇) on the dried basis; and NLT 0.95% of total lignans calculated as the sum of schisandrin, schisandrol B (C₂₃H₂₈O₇), schisandrin A (deoxyschisandrin, C₂₄H₃₂O₆), and schisandrin B (γ-schisandrin, C₂₃H₂₈O₆), on the dried basis.

SYNONYMS

Kadsura chinensis Turcz.

Maximowiczia amurensis Rupr.

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