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The fruits of Forsythia koreana have long been used in Chinese medicine to treat inflammatory disorders. However, the pharmacological data is not sufficient to clearly establish a scientific rationale for the anti-inflammatory medicinal use of this plant material, and the search for its
Six lignans including two new lignans were obtained as the principal components of the Forsythia koreana flowers via silica gel (SiO2 ), octadecyl SiO2 (ODS) as well as Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. In addition to two new lignans, named koreanaside A
Forsythia suspensa (F. suspensa) is a traditional medicine for treatment of inflammation. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic effects of an ethanol extract from F. suspensa fruits on atopic dermatitis both in vivo and in vitro. We investigated the inhibitory effects of F. suspensa extract on
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