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Descriptor English: Schisandra
Descriptor Spanish: Schisandra
Descriptor Schisandra
Entry term(s) Gomisi
Schisandra chinensis
Schisandra glabra
Schizandra
Wu wei zi
Wuweizi
bejuco
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia Schisandraceae que contienen esquisandrinas (ruso), también denominadas gomisinas (japonés) o wuweizinas (chino). Los compuestos producidos por los miembros de este género son muy parecidos en cuanto a su composición y su uso a los producidos por el género relacionado KADSURA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Schisandra
Descriptor French: Schisandra
Entry term(s): Bay Starvine
Bay Starvines
Gomisi
Schisandra chinensis
Schisandra glabra
Schizandra
Starvine, Bay
Starvines, Bay
Wu wei zi
Wuweizi
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.103.500.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032141
Scope note: A plant genus of the family Schisandraceae which contain schisandrins (Russian) which are also called gomisins (Japanese) or wuweizins (Chinese). Compounds produced by this genus are very similar in composition and use to that of the related KADSURA plant.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 37142
Unique ID: D032141
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2019/04/29
Schisandra - Preferred
Concept UI M0399983
Scope note A plant genus of the family Schisandraceae which contain schisandrins (Russian) which are also called gomisins (Japanese) or wuweizins (Chinese). Compounds produced by this genus are very similar in composition and use to that of the related KADSURA plant.
Preferred term Schisandra
Entry term(s) Gomisi
Schizandra
Schisandra chinensis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0402363
Scope note Dried fruit of SCHISANDRA chinensis or S. sphenanthera which is used medicinally.
Preferred term Schisandra chinensis
Entry term(s) Wu wei zi
Wuweizi
Schisandra glabra - Narrower
Concept UI M000611704
Scope note A species of Schisandra which shares the common name wild sarsaparilla with some species of SILAX and ARALIA.
Preferred term Schisandra glabra
Entry term(s) Bay Starvine
Bay Starvines
Starvine, Bay
Starvines, Bay



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