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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 10 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-3-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cathartic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |