| Family |
Schisandraceae |
| Scientific name |
Schisandra chinensis (Turczaninow) Baillon |
| Synonyms |
Kadsura chinensis Turczaninow; Maximowiczia amurensis Ruprecht; Maximowiczia
chinensis (Turczaninow) Ruprecht ex Maximowicz; Maximowiczia japonica A.
Gray ex K. Koch; Maximowiczia sinensis Ruprecht; Schisandra chinensis (Turczaninow)
Baillon var. glabra Nakai ex Mori; Schisandra chinensis (Turczaninow) Baillon
var. typica Nakai; Sphaerostema japonica Siebold & Zuccarini; Sphaerostema
japonicum A. Gray |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) chosen gomishi (チョウセンゴミシ, 朝鮮五味子 [Korean five flavor
fruit]) |
| (English common name) five flavor fruit, magnolia vine, schisandra |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (Gif Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture) |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=28 |
| Description |
Leaves 3-10cm long. Flowers pale yellow ca. 1cm long, flowering in June
to July. Fruits red ca. 7mm. Deciduous. Vine. |
| Reference |
Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. |
| Inhibitors of Adenosine 3', 5'-Cyclic Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase from
Schisandra chinensis and the Structure Activity Relationship of Lignans |
| Pharmaceutical composition containing pure San-Mai-Sen (US Patent 4684628/1987) |
| Herbal smoking materials (US Patent 5135010/1992) |
| Process for preparation of dibenzocyclooctadiene type lignan (US Patent
5484595/1996) |
| Method for resolving racemic compounds (US Patent 5504221/1996) |
| Herbal formulations with nacre (US Patent 5807554/1998) |
| Sugar imbalance and diabetes treating herbal formulation (US Patent 6093403/2000) |
| Process for the preparation of a stable, homogeneous, extract free or nearly
free from secondary reaction products (US Patent 6207164/2001) |
| Recombinant pinoresinol/lariciresinol reductase, recombinant dirigent protein,
and methods of use (US Patent 6210942/2001) |
| Dietary supplement containing a thermogenic substance and an adrenal support
substance (US Patent 6277396/2001) |
| Medicinal herbal composition for treating liver diseases and HIV (US Patent
6455078/2002) |
| Method of increasing the presence of glutathione in cells (US Patent 6495170/2002) |
| Turmeric-containing cooking oils and fats (US Patent 6497908/2002) |
| Pharmaceutical composition for treating angiocardiopathy and the method
of producing thereof (US Patent 6596321/2003) |
| Plant drug for treatment of liver disease (US Patent 6605305/2003) |
| Nucleotide sequences encoding pinoresinol/lariciresinol reductase proteins
and their methods of use (US Patent 6635459/2003) |
| Herbal compositions and uses for the treatment of allergic reactions (US
Patent 6814985/2004) |
| Method of using fermented glycine max (L) extract for enhancing natural
killer cell activity (US Patent 6733801/2004) |
| Herbal pharmaceutical composition for treatment of HIV/AIDS patients (US
Patent 6696094/2004) |
| Herbal compositions for prostate conditions (US Patent 6790464/2004) |
| Anti-neoplastic drug (US Patent 6911221/2005) |
| Pharmaceutical composition having prophylactic effects on lamivudine-related
disease relapse and drug resistance and methods of using the same (US Patent
6855346/2005) |
| Compositions and methods for prostate and kidney health and disorders,
an herbal preparation (US Patent 6855344/2005) |
| Herbal composition for treating allergic disorders and method for making
the same (US Patent 6958162/2005) |
| Compositions and methods useful for treating and preventing chronic liver
disease, chronic HCV infection and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (US Patent
7078064/2006) |
| Compositions for removal of toxins (US Patent 7147876/2006) |
| Methods and compositions for treating vascular dementia (US Patent 7078202/2006) |
| Methods and compositions for treating nephrotic syndrome (US Patent 6977168/2006) |
| Methods and compositions for treating epilepsy (US Patent 7297522/2007) |
| Schisandrin B preparation (US Patent 7276257/2007) |
| Methods and compositions for treating male sexual dysfunction (US Patent
7259001/2007) |
| Oral compositions for white blood cell activation and proliferation (US
Patent 7256026/2007) |
| Composition for treatment of asthma (US Patent 7255884/2007) |
| Methods and compositions for treating gastroparesis (US Patent 7208159/2007) |
| Method to prepare compositions comprising yeast treated with electromagnetic
energy (US Patent 7201906/2007) |
| Biological compositions and methods for treatment of cervical cancer (US
Patent 7172889/2007) |
| Note |
Traditional mecical plants in Hokkaido. |
