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'''''Schisandra''''' (Magnolia Vine) is a genus of [[shrub]] commonly grown in gardens. It is a hardy [[deciduous]] [[climbing plant|climber]] which thrives in virtually any [[soil]]; its preferred position is on a sheltered shady wall.
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It is native to [[East Asia]], and its dried [[fruit]] is used medicinally.  
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==Cultivation==
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Austrobaileyales]]
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| familia = [[Schisandraceae]]
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| genus = ''Schisandra''
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| subdivision_ranks = Species = ''chinensis''
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'''''Schisandra''''' (Magnolia Vine) is a genus of [[shrub]] commonly grown in gardens. It is a hardy [[deciduous]] [[climbing plant|climber]] which thrives in virtually any [[soil]]; its preferred position is on a sheltered shady wall. It may be [[plant propagation|propagated]] by taking [[cutting]]s of half-matured [[shoot]]s in August. Species include ''[[Schisandra chinensis|S. chinensis]]'', ''S. glaucescens'', ''S. rubriflora'' and ''S. rubrifolia''.  
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It is native to East Asia and its dried fruit is used medicinally.  The berries of ''S. chinensis'' are given the name ''wu wei zi'' in Chinese ([[wiktionary:五|五]][[wiktionary:味|味]][[wiktionary:子|子]]; pinyin: wǔ wèi zi), which translates as "five flavor fruit," due to the fact that they possess all five basic flavors in Chinese herbal medicine: salty, sweet, sour, pungent (spicy), and bitter.  In traditional Chinese medicine it is used as a remedy for many ailments:  to resist infections, increase skin health, and combat insomnia, coughing, and thirst.
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Over 19 species of the genus are said to be used in Chinese medicine, mostly as [[Sedative|sedatives]] and tonic agents. Schisandra may also aid in the treatment of [[Irritable Bowel Syndrome]] (IBS) when combined with [[Artemisia (plant)|wormwood]], [[ginger]], buplerum, and dan shen. However, there is insufficient evidence to support this claim at this time.
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===Propagation===
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It may be [[plant propagation|propagated]] by taking [[cutting]]s of half-matured [[shoot]]s in August.
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Modern Chinese research suggests that schisandra and other lignans have a protective effect on the liver and an immunomodulting effect. Two human trials in China (one double-blind and the other preliminary) have shown that schisandra may help people with chronic viral hepatitis reports Liu KT from <i>Studies on fructus Schizandre cinensis</I>. Schisandra lignans appear to protect the liver by activating the enzymes that produce glutathione. 
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===Pests and diseases===
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Recently, the extract of ''S. rubriflora'', a native of the [[Yunnan]] province, was found to contain complex and highly oxygenated nortriterpenoids. The discoverers named those molecules '''Rubriflorins A-C'''. <ref>Xiao, W.-L. ''et al.''. ''J. Nat. Prod.'' '''2007''', Web release : May 10th.</ref>
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==Species==
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Species include:
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*''[[Schisandra chinensis|S. chinensis]]''
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*''[[Schisandra glaucescens|S. glaucescens]]''
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*''[[Schisandra rubriflora|S. rubriflora]]''
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*''[[Schisandra rubrifolia|S. rubrifolia]]''
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*''[[Schisandra sphenanthera|S. sphenanthera]]''.
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==Gallery==
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File:Schisandra.jpg
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File:Schisandra chinensis 2.jpg
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File:Schisandra chinensis Blüte.jpg
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File:Schisandra chinensis (Leaves and buds).JPG
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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