Japanese Skimmia

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, BE, NO, SE, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Atrophy, Poison, Restorative, Tonic

Science studied: DICTAMNINE, EDULIN, ISOIMPERATORIN, ISOMERANZINE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Rutaceae

Scientific name: Skimmia japonica

Common names: Japanese Skimmia, Japanse skimmia, Skimmia du Japon, Skimmia japońska, skimia japonská, skimie japonská, skimmia, vinterbär, Скиммия японская, ミヤマシキミ, 日本茵芋, 茵芋

History

The source record documents this plant in China, BE, NO, SE, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Atrophy
• Poison
• Restorative
• Tonic
• Palsy
• Cachexia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• BE
• NO
• SE
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Atrophy
• Poison
• Restorative
• Tonic
• Palsy
• Cachexia

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• DICTAMNINE
• EDULIN
• ISOIMPERATORIN
• ISOMERANZINE
• OXYPEUCEDANIN
• OXYPEOCEDANIN-METHANOLATE
• (+)-PLATYDESMIN
• SESELIN
• SKIMMINE
• TARAXEROL
• FRIEDOOLEAN-14-EN-3-BETA-OL
• OXYPEUCEDANIN-HYDRATE
• SKIMMIANINE
• (-)-MERANZIN-HYDRATE

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.

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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