Plant Details

Accepted name:: Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal [Schisandraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
false schisandra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese kadsura	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sinaw	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
內風消	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
南五味	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
紅骨蛇	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Schisandra japonica (L.) Baill. Hist. Pl. 1: 150 (1868).
Uvaria japonica L. Sp. Pl.: 536 (1753).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Kadsura japonica (Linnaeus) Dunal	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Kadsura japonica Dunal	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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