Effect of certain adaptogenic plant extracts on drug‐induced narcosis in female and male mice

Electrochemical Determination of Titratable Acidity for the Discrimination of Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus and Schisandrae Sphenantherae Fructus

“…Baill., and SCF is used as an antihepatotoxin, antioxidant and detoxificant, sedative and tonic agent, antitussive, and antiaging drug. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] This herbal medicine is also recorded in the United State Pharmacopoeia (USP) and Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) as Northern Schisandra Fruits and Schisandrae Fructus, respectively. 11,12 In contrast, SSF is the dried ripe fruit of S. sphenanthera Rehd.…”

Determination of schizandrin in rat plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and its application in rat pharmacokinetic studies

“…There are 25 species of the schisandra genus worldwide, while only two of them, the fruits of S. chinensis from the northern parts of China (Beiwuweizi) and fruits of Schisandra sphenanthera from the southern China (Nanwuweizi), are used in the therapeutic practice. In traditional Chinese and Japanese medicines the drug is used as an antihepatotoxic [1][2][3][4][5], antioxidant and detoxificant [6,7], antidiabetic [8], sedative and tonic agent [9][10][11].…”

Effects of essential oils from certain Ziziphora species on swimming performance in mice

“…The swimming test has also been used extensively to assess the antistress activity of plant drugs in mice and rats (Bhargava and Singh, 1981;Bhattacharya et al 1987;Ramachandran et al, 1990). Adaptogenic (antistress) activity has been demonstrated in a number of plants including Panax ginseng, Withania somnifera, Ocimum sanctum, Schizandra chinensis, Celastrus paniculatus, Sedum rosea, Aralia elata, Alcea pallida and Tilia argentea (Brekhman, 1980;Bhattacharya et al, 1987;Hernandez et al, 1988;Ahumada et al, 1991;Aydin et al, 1992).…”