Schisandra

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Family of shrubs

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::summary Family of shrubs ::

| name = Magnolia vine | image = Schisandra sinensis.jpg | image_caption = Schisandra chinensis | taxon = Schisandra | authority = Michx. | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =

  • Schizandra, common misspelling
  • Stellandria Brickell
  • Sphaerostema Blume
  • Maximowiczia Rupr. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Schisandra_rubriflora.jpg" caption="Royal Botanic Gardens]], Kew, UK"] ::

Schisandra, the magnolia vines, is a genus of twining shrubs that generally climb on other vegetation. Various authors have included the plants in the Illiciaceae

Schisandra (also spelled Schizandra) is native to Asia and North America, with a center of diversity in China.

Some species are commonly grown in gardens as ornamentals. It is a hardy deciduous climber which thrives in almost any kind of soil; its preferred position is on a sheltered, shady wall. It may be propagated by cuttings of half-matured shoots in August.

Despite its common name "magnolia vine", Schisandra is not closely related to the true magnolias.

Uses

Its dried fruit is sometimes used medicinally. In China, the berries of S. chinensis are given the name zh () because they possess all five basic flavors in Chinese herbal medicine: salty, sweet, sour, pungent (spicy), and bitter. In traditional Chinese medicine it is used as a remedy for many ailments: to resist infections, increase skin health, combat insomnia, coughing, and thirst.

Species

;accepted species

Chemistry

The extract of S. rubriflora, a native of the Yunnan province, was found to contain complex and highly oxygenated nortriterpenoids called rubriflorins A-C.

References

References

  1. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/410891#page/239/mode/1up Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 218–219, pl. 47. ]
  2. [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=381268 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
  3. Hutchinson, J. 1973. The Families of Flowering Plants, ed. 3. Oxford. Pp. 161-162. Smith, A. C. 1947. The families Illiciaceae and Schisandraceae. Sargentia 7: 1-224.
  4. [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=129475 Flora of North America vol 3]
  5. [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129475 Flora of China Vol. 7 Page 41 五味子属 wu wei zi shu ''Schisandra'' Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 218. 1803. ]
  6. Panossian A., Wikman G. Pharmacology of ''Schisandra chinensis'' Bail.: An overview of Russian research and uses in medicine . ''Journal of Ethnopharmacology''. Vol 118/2 pp 183-212. {{doi. 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.020
  7. [http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Schisandra%20glabra.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map, ''Schisandra glabra'']
  8. Xiao, W.-L. ''et al.''. ''J. Nat. Prod.'' '''2007''', Web release : May 10th.

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