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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nephroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |