| Family |
Cornaceae |
| Scientific name |
Cornus officinalis Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Synonyms |
Macrocarpium officinale (Siebold & Zuccarini) Nakai |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) sanshuyu (サンシュユ, 山茱萸 [meaning: Japanese pronunciation
of Chinese common name]), haru-kogane-bana (ハルコガネバナ, 春黄金花 [meaning: spring
golden flowers]), aki-sango (アキサンゴ, 秋珊瑚 [meaning: autumn coral]) |
| (English common name) Asiatic dogwood, Japanese cornel, Japanese cornelian-cherry |
| Distribution |
(Japan) garden plants |
| (Other nations) [native] China |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18 |
| Description |
Plants 5-15m tall. Leaves 3-10cm long. Flowers yellow, flowering in March.
Deciduous. Subarbor trees. |
| Reference |
Cornus officinalis Siebold & Zucc. |
| Cornus officinalis Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Cornus officinalis |
| Antiviral agent containing crude drug (US Patent 5411733/1995) |
| Food composition containing antimicrobial plant distillate (US Patent 5525340/1996) |
| Essential oil composition (US Patent 6280751/2001) |
| Compositions and methods for treating eye discomfort (US Patent 6537581/2003) |
| Insecticide obtained from plants for use on termites (US Patent 6641827/2003) |
| Treatment of skin conditions (US Patent 6680391/2004) |
| Herbal compositions for prostate conditions (US Patent 6790464/2004) |
| Curcuminoid compositions exhibiting synergistic inhibition of the expression
and/or activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6979470/2005) |
| Treatment of skin conditions (US Patent 7122561/2006) |
| Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with
inflammatory response (US Patent 7270835/2007) |
| Herbal composition for treatment of neuronal injuries and neuronal degeneration,
methods to prepare the same and uses thereof (US Patent 7205004/2007) |
