Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 連翹 |
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| Formal name | 連翹 | |
| Japanese name | れんぎょう, Rengyō | |
| Vernacular name | Lianqiao | |
| Latin name | Forsythiae Fructus (JP), (CP) | |
| English name | Forsythia Fruit (JP), Weeping Forsythia Capsule (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Forsythia suspensa Vahl, (Rengyo) | |
| Family name | Oleaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | mature fruit |
| Production area information | People's Republic of China, Shanxi Prov. | |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 2024/09/19 | |
| Collector | Michiko Jo | |
| Remarks | (Lot No. 011024001) Library-2025 | |
| TMPW No. | 32228 | |
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Production area information
People's Republic of China,Shanxi Prov.
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Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 連翹, Lianqiao, Forsythiae FructusJP,CP, Forsythia FruitJP, Weeping Forsythia CapsuleCP | |||||
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| Original plant name | Forsythia suspensa Vahl, (Rengyo) | |||||
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| Family name | Oleaceae | |||||
| Used part | mature fruit | |||||
| Quality for selection | Fresh ones that are large, pale brown in color, and smooth on the surface are considered to be of good quality (TN). | |||||
| Official compendium | JP XIX, CP (2025 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | It is ued as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic, pus-discharging, and detoxifying agent for the treatment of inflammation associated with sores and ulcers, skin diseases, and other conditions. It is also considered to possess analgesic, antiemetic, and emmenagogic effects. It is regarded as a valuable remedy in the field of surgery. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Febrifugal and detoxicant drugs | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Mild cold; bitter. [Meridian Tropism] Lung, heart and small intestine meridians. [Actions] To clear heat and remove toxin, disperse swelling and dissipate binds, disperse wind-heat. [Indications] Abscesses and cellulitis, scrofula and, acute mastitis, erysipelas, common cold caused by wind-heat, initial period of warm diseases, warm-heat entering ying, high fever with vexation and thirst, loss of consciousness, macula, heat strangury with slow pain. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Monoterpenoids F. suspensa (*C1): Forsythide, Forsythide methylester Triterpenoids F. suspensa (*C1): Oleanolic acid Lignans & Neolignans F. suspensa (*C1, C2): Arctiin, Arctigenin, Phillyrin, Matairesinoside, Matairesinol, Pinoresinol, Pinoresinol glucoside, Forsythiaside F. koreana (*C1): Forsythin | |||||
| Chemical structure |    
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| Pharmacological effect | Diuresis, antibacterial (extract; Gram-positive, Gram-negative, tubercule bacillus). | |||||
| DNA sequence | AF231823; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database. | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Rash, Pyogenic dermatosis, Enlarged lymph nodes, Fever, High fever, Disturbance of consciousness, Urodynia, Dysuria | |||||
| Formulation | Ogikenchuto, Orenshodokuin, Kagenryokakusan, Kagenryokakusan'ippo, Kyoseihatekigan, Kufugedokusan, Keigairengyoto, Keigairengyoto, Saikoseikansan, Shijunseiryoin, Sekishozuto, Jokinritsuansan, Seiishakato, Seiinrikakuto, Seijobofuto, Seiryoin, Senkanmeimokuto, Jizusoippo, Naisoorento, Bofutsushosan, Maorenshosekishozuto, Ryutan-shakan-to, Ryokakusan, Rengyoto, Rengyoto, Rengyoto, Orengedokuto | |||||
| Related drugs | Hyperici Erecti Fructus | |||||
| References | JP: The 19th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 296-298. C2)Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, pp 248-249. | |||||
| Remarks | The Japanese Pharmacopoeia 16th edition specified the fruits of Forsythia suspensa or F. viridissima as Forsythia Fruit (連翹). The Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China specifies only F. suspensa. Korean Forsythia Fruit (Chōsen-rengyō) is derived from the fruits of Forsythia koreana Nakai and is regarded as a substitute for the genuine drug, but its quality is inferior. Shō-rengyō (小連翹) is derived from Hypericum erectum Thunb. and other related species of the genus Hypericum (family Hypericaceae). | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/07/22 | |||||
