| Family |
Celastraceae |
| Scientific name |
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunberg |
| Synonyms |
Celastrus articulatus Thunberg; Celastrus articulatus Thunberg var. pubescens
Makino; Celastrus jeholensis Nakai; Celastrus oblongifolius Hayata; Celastrus
tartarinowii Ruprecht |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) tsuru ume-modoki [pseudo prum vine] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=46 |
| Description |
Leaves 5-10cm long. Flowers green 5 petals each 4mm long, flowering in
May to June. Fruits 7-8mm. Deciduous. Vine. |
| Reference |
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. |
| Celastrus orbiculatus Thunberg |
| Substituted piperazine compounds optionally containing a quinolyl moiety
for treating multidrug resistance (US Patent 6693099/2004) |
| Isolation of a dual cox-2 and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor from acacia (US
Patent 7108868/2006) |
| Substituted heterocyclic compounds for treating multidrug resistance (US
Patent 7304053/2007) |
| Antiaging cosmetic delivery systems (US Patent 7320797/2008) |
| Formulation of a mixture of free-B-ring flavonoids and flavans for use
in the prevention and treatment of cognitive decline and age-related memory
impairments (WIPO Patent WO/2005/020932) |
| Leukotriene antagonist (Japanese Patent JP09052899/1997) |
