Sedative and hypnotic effects of supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extraction from Schisandra chinensis in mice

Schisandra chinensis is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used for treating insomnia and neurasthenia for centuries. Lignans, which are considered to be the bioactive components, are apt to be extracted by supercritical carbon dioxide. This study was conducted to investigate the sedative...

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Main Authors: Hongyan Zhu, Lina Zhang, Guoli Wang, Zhongmei He, Yan Zhao, Yonghua Xu, Yugang Gao, Lianxue Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Food and Drug Analysis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102194981630076X