Forsythia viridissima

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Japan*, AT, BA, BE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Diuretic, Antidote, Antiphlogistic

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Oleaceae

Scientific name: Forsythia viridissima

Common names: Chinese golden bell tree, Green-stemmed forsythia, Greenstem forsythia, Korean forsythia, Forsythia, Forsythia vert, Greenish-flowered Forsythia, Greenstem Forsythia, Greenstem forsythia, Grüne Forsythie, Recht chinees klokje, forsythia vert, green-stemmed forsythia, greenstem forsythia, jin zhong hua, kinesisk forsythia, zlatice zelená, zlatovka sýtozelená, Форсиция зеленейшая

History

The source record documents this plant in Japan*, AT, BA, BE.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Diuretic
• Antidote
• Antiphlogistic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Japan*
• AT
• BA
• BE

Documented cultural uses

• Diuretic
• Antidote
• Antiphlogistic

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

• Arctigenin from <i>Forsythia viridissima</i> Fruit Inhibits the Replication of Human Coronavirus. · 2024 source ↗
• First Report of Citrus Leaf Blotch Virus Infecting Forsythia viridissima in China · 2024 source ↗
• Spatial-resolved metabolome imaging of petals for Forsythia viridissima and Jasminum nudiflorum using online extraction (OLE) coupled to LC-Qtof-MS. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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