Family

Oleaceae

Genus

Forsythia

Common Name

weeping forsythia, Lian Qiao

Plant Figure

Description

Forsythia suspensa distributes in Northeast Asia and used as herbal medicines in China, Japan and Korea for centuries. F. suspensa is known to be rich sources of numerous pharmaceutical metabolites, forsythin, forsythoside A, arctigenin, rutin and other phenolic compounds. The extracts of F. suspensa 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.