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Common Names
Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 5.0 | 35.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOSCHISANDROLIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOSCHIZANDRIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 0.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | not available | 4020.0 | 0.55 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| L-MALIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | 140.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNAN | 0 | Hull Husk | 7000.0 | 57000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LIGNAN | 0 | Petiole | 7000.0 | 57000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNAN | 0 | Seed | not available | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNANS | 10 | Fruit | 3000.0 | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNANS | 10 | Seed | 80000.0 | 190000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNANS | 10 | Stem | not available | 100000.0 | not available | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-88. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| M-SCHIZANDRIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 414.0 | 2760.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 33333.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 0.6 | 3.7 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MESO-DIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | 27.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Lung) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Mouth) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 2 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Antiulcer | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |