Schisandra chinensis Fruit Dry Extract

DEFINITION

The article is prepared from the dried ripe fruits of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Family Schisandraceae) collected in the fall, by extraction with hydroalcoholic mixtures. It contains NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of schisandrin (schisandrol A, C₂₄H₃₂O₇), on the dried basis; and NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount 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.

POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS

Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal

Schisandra...