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Chinese Magnolia Vine
Schisandra chinensis
Chinese Magnolia Vine · Schizandra · Wu Wei Zu · Wu Wei Zi · Magnolia Vine · Five-Flavor-Fruit · Chinese magnolia-vine · Citronliāna · Five-flavor magnolia vine · Kininis citrinvytis · Kínai kúszómagnólia · Palsamiköynnös · Schizandra, Gomishi, Magnolia vine, Schisandra fruit, Wu-wei-zi, fruit of five flavors, Sandra berry vine · chinesisches Spaltkölbchen · cytryniec chiński · five-flavor-fruit · five-flavour berry · fjärilsranka · idänpalsamiköynnös · magnolia-vine · omija
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Japan*, China, Malaya (Import), AM, JP, NO, RU
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antitussive, Dysentery, Hyperglycemia, Hypertension
Science studied: ANGELOYLISOGOMISIN-O, ARGOLIC-ACID, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Schisandraceae
Scientific name: Schisandra chinensis
Common names: Chinese Magnolia Vine, Schizandra, Wu Wei Zu, Wu Wei Zi, Magnolia Vine, Five-Flavor-Fruit, Chinese magnolia-vine, Citronliāna, Five-flavor magnolia vine, Kininis citrinvytis, Kínai kúszómagnólia, Palsamiköynnös, Schizandra, Gomishi, Magnolia vine, Schisandra fruit, Wu-wei-zi, fruit of five flavors, Sandra berry vine, chinesisches Spaltkölbchen, cytryniec chiński, five-flavor-fruit, five-flavour berry, fjärilsranka, idänpalsamiköynnös, magnolia-vine, omija
POWO: 60456331-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Japan*, China, Elsewhere, Malaya (Import), AM, JP, NO, RU.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antitussive
- Dysentery
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Tonic
- Vasodilator
- Ejaculation
- Asthma
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- Bactericide
- Cough
- Insomnia
- Night-Sweat
- Tumor(Lung)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Japan*
- China
- Elsewhere
- Malaya (Import)
- AM
- JP
- NO
- RU
Documented cultural uses
- Antitussive
- Dysentery
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Tonic
- Vasodilator
- Ejaculation
- Asthma
- Bactericide
- Cough
- Insomnia
- Night-Sweat
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- Tumor(Lung)
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Antitussive · Japan* · "
- Dysentery · China · "
- Hyperglycemia · Elsewhere · "
- Hypertension · Elsewhere · "
- Tonic · Malaya (Import) · "
- Vasodilator · Elsewhere · "
- Ejaculation · China · "
- Asthma · China · "
- Bactericide · Elsewhere · "
- Cough · China · "
- Insomnia · China · "
- Night-Sweat · China · "
- Tonic · Japan* · "
- Tumor(Lung) · China · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Bioactive components of Schisandra chinensis and their mechanisms in enhancing chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer. · 2026 source ↗
- Schisandra chinensis in sepsis intervention through multi-target mechanisms and organ protection. · 2026 source ↗
- Gomisin A: a bioactive lignan from Schisandra chinensis with diverse pharmacological activities and therapeutic potential. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ANGELOYLISOGOMISIN-O
- ARGOLIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHAMIGRENAL
- BETA-CHAMIGRENOL
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER
- FUMARIC-ACID
- GOMISIN-L-1
- LIGNAN
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
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- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- SELENIUM
- SESQUICARENE
- SODIUM
- TARTARIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- TOCOPHEROLS
- GOMISIN-K-2
- GOMISIN-L-2
- KILOCALORIES
- PALMITIC-ACID
- ARSENIC
- BENZOYLISOGOMISIN-O
- BETA-CHAMIGRENE
- CITRAL
- COPPER
- FAT
- GOMISIN-B
- GOMISIN-K-3
- IRON
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SILICON
- STEROIDS
- WAX
- ZINC
- BETA-CAROTENE
- ALUMINUM
- CITRIC-ACID
- EO
- FLUORIDE
- GOGOMISIN-D
- GOMISIN-A
- DEOXYGOMISIN-A
- DEANGELOYLGOMISIN-B
- GOMISIN-D
- GOMISIN-E
- GOMISIN-F
- GOMISIN-G
- TIGLOYLGOMISIN-G
- GOMISIN-H
- ANGELOYLGOMISIN-H
- BENZOYLGOMISIN-H
- TIGLOYLGOMISIN-H
- 6-O-BENZOYLGOMISIN-I
- GOMISIN-J
- DIMETHYLGOMISIN-J
- (+)-GOMISIN-K-2
- GOMISIN-M-1
- GOMISIN-M-2
- GOMISIN-N
- GOMISIN-O
- ANGELOYLGOMISIN-O
- EPIGOMISIN-O
- ANGELOYLGOMISIN-P
- TIGLOYLGOMISIN-P
- ANGELOYLGOMISIN-Q
- GOMISIN-R
- GOMISIN-S
- GOMISIN-T
- BENZOYLGOMISIN
- PREGOMISIN
- MESO-DIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-RUTINOSIDE
- MALIC-ACID
- L-MALIC-ACID
- OCTADECANOIC-ACID-2-3-DIHYDROXY-PROPYL-ESTER
- PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- SCHISANDRIN
- SCHISANDROL
- SCHISANDROLIC-ACID
- ISOSCHISANDROLIC-ACID
- SCHISANHENOL
- SCHISANTHENOL
- SCHISANTHERIN-A
- SCHISANTHERIN-B
- SCHISANTHERIN-D
- SCHIZANDER-A
- SCHIZANDRER-A
- SCHIZANDRER-B
- SCHIZANDRIN
- SCHIZANDRIN-A
- SCHIZANDRIN-B
- SCHIZANDRIN-C
- DEOXYSCHIZANDRIN
- (+)-DEOXYSCHIZANDRIN
- EPSILON-SCHIZANDRIN
- GAMMA-SCHIZANDRIN
- (DL)-GAMMA-SCHIZANDRIN
- ISOSCHIZANDRIN
- M-SCHIZANDRIN
- SCHIZANDROL-A
- SCHIZANDROL-B
- P-SCHIZANDRIN
- SCHIZANTHERIN-A
- SCHIZANTHERIN-B
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SORBIC-ACID
- SYRINGIN
- THYMOQUINOL-2-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- THYMOQUINOL-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- WUEIZISU-C
- WUWEIZI-ESTER
- WUWEIZICHUN-B
- WUWEIZISU-A
- WUWEIZISU-B
- WUWEIZISU-C
- (-)-GOMISIN-K-1
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- LIGNANS
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- WATER
- D-ALPHA-YLANGENE
- GOMISIN-C
- GOMISIN-K-1
- SCHIZANDROL
- STEARIC-ACID
- TIN
- ALPHA-CHAMIGRENE
- BETA-2-BISABOLENE
- CARBOXYLIC-ACID
- DEOXYGOMOSIN-A
- GOMISIN-L-1-METHYL-ETHER
- PECTINS
- PHOSPHOLIPIDS
- PSEUDO-GAMMA-SCHIZANDRIN
- RESINS
- TANNIN
- WUWEICHUN-A
- WUWEICHUN-B
- WUWEIZI-ESTER-A
- WUWEIZI-ESTER-B
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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