Family

Oleaceae

Genus

Forsythia

Common Name

Jin Zhong Hua

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Description

Forsythia viridissima distributes in Northeast Asia and used as herbal medicines in China, Japan and Korea for centuries. F. viridissima is known to be rich sources of numerous pharmaceutical metabolites, forsythin, forsythoside A, arctigenin, rutin and other phenolic compounds. The extracts of F. viridissima have uncovered several putative medicinal uses, such as anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, anti-diabetic and anti-asthmatic properties, among others.