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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHIZANDROL-B | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANDROL-B | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANTHERIN-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANTHERIN-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANTHERIN-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANTHERIN-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | 220.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANTHERIN-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIZANTHERIN-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESQUICARENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SILICON | 4 | Fruit | 0.5 | 3.4 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 15.0 | 97.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SORBIC-ACID | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| STEROIDS | 0 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | -1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 18000.0 | 120000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGIN | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 33333.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 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 * |