Schisandra chinensis Fruit Powder

Schisandra chinensis Fruit Powder

DEFINITION

The article consists of dried ripe fruits of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Family Schisandraceae) collected in the fall, reduced to a powder. It contains NLT 0.40% of schisandrin (schisandrol A, C₂₄H₃₂O₇) on the dried basis; and NLT 0.95% of total lignans calculated as the sum of schisandrin, schisandrol B (C₂₃H₂₈O₇), schisandrin A (deoxyschisandrin, C₂₄H₃₂O₆), and schisandrin B (γ-schisandrin, C₂₃H₂₈O₆), on the dried basis.

POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS

Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal

Schisandra…