Lian-Jiao

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan*, Mongolia, Japan

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Adenopathy, Antidote, Antiphlogistic

Science studied: ARCTIIN, FORSYTHIDMETHYLETHER, FORSYTHOSIDE-B, FORSYTHOSIDE-C

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 suspensa

Common names: Lian-Jiao, Lien-Chiao, Altın Çan, Forsizia pendente, Forsythia pleureur, Golden-bell, Goldflieder, Forsythie, Haenge-Forsythie, Hangend chinees klokje, Hänge-Forsythie, Hänge-Forsythie (DE), Lenktašakė forsitija, Liên kiều, Weeping forsythia, Weeping forsythia (EN), bleikgullbusk, blekgullbusk

POWO: 608900-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Japan*, Mongolia, Elsewhere, Japan.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Adenopathy
• Antidote
• Antiphlogistic
• Cancer(Breast)
• Circulation
• Cold
• Deafness

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Japan*
• Mongolia
• Elsewhere
• Japan

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Adenopathy
• Antidote
• Antiphlogistic
• Cancer(Breast)
• Circulation
• Cold
• Deafness
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Erysipelas
• Fever

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · China · "
• Adenopathy · China · "
• Antidote · Japan* · "
• Antiphlogistic · China · "
• Antiphlogistic · Japan* · "
• Cancer(Breast) · China · "
• Cancer(Breast) · Mongolia · "
• Circulation · China · "
• Cold · China · "
• Deafness · China · "
• Diuretic · China · "
• Diuretic · Japan* · "
• Emmenagogue · Elsewhere · "
• Emmenagogue · China · "
• Erysipelas · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Furuncle · Elsewhere · "
• Heart · China · "
• Hodgkin's Disease · China · "
• Jaundice · China · "
• Laxative · China · "
• Lung · China · "
• Measles · China · "
• Paralysis · China · "

25 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

• β-glucuronidase inhibitors isolated from the fruit of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. · 2026 source ↗
• Synergistic effects of Rhodopseudomonas palustris and Bacillus subtilis on cadmium accumulation in Forsythia suspensa. · 2026 source ↗
• Screening of <i>Forsythia suspensa</i>-derived compounds identifies amentoflavone as a ciprofloxacin-potentiating candidate against MRSA. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARCTIIN
• FORSYTHIDMETHYLETHER
• FORSYTHOSIDE-B
• FORSYTHOSIDE-C
• FORSYTHOSIDE-D
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE
• OLEANOLIC-ACID
• PHILLYGENIN
• PHILLYRIN
• D-PINORESINOL
• QUERCETIN
• RUTIN
• SUSPENSASIDE
• SYRINGIN
• CALCIUM

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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