This product is the mature fruit of the perennial deciduous woody vine Schisandra Fruit (Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.)) or the Central China Schisandra Fruit (Schisandra sphenanthera Rehd. et Wils.) of the Magnoliaceae family. The former is commonly known as "Northern Schisandra Fruit" and is mainly produced in the northeast; the latter is commonly known as "orange magnoliavine fruit" and is mainly produced in the southwest and provinces south of the Yangtze River basin. The fruit is harvested when ripe in autumn and dried in the sun. It is used raw or after being steamed with vinegar or honey and then dried.

Schisandra Fruit (herbal decoction pieces)

Schisandra Fruit (herbal decoction pieces)

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sour and sweet, warm. Act on lung, heart and kidney meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Astringe the lungs and nourish the kidneys, promote fluid production and reduce sweating, secure essence and stop diarrhea, tranquilize the mind and calm the spirit.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for chronic cough disease deficiency-type dyspnea. Schisandra acid can astringe, with a warm and moist nature, capable of astringing lung qi above and nourishing kidney yin below, suitable for lung deficiency chronic cough disease and cough and dyspnea due to deficiency of both the lung and kidney. For treating lung deficiency chronic cough disease, it is often used together with Poppy Capsule, such as in Weisheng Jiabao Fang Schisandra Fruit Pill; for treating lung and kidney deficiency-type dyspnea and cough, it is often used with Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Prepared Rehmannia Root, Chinese Yam, etc., such as in Duqi Pill; for treating cold phlegm cough and dyspnea, it can also be used with Ephedra, Asarum, Dried Ginger, etc., which are pungent and warm to disperse.
2. It is used for fluid injury thirst and consumptive thirst. This product is sour and sweet, and can tonify qi, promote fluid production, and quench thirst. For treating heat injury to qi and yin, with profuse sweating and thirst, it is often used with Ginseng, Ophiopogon Tuber, added with Pulse-Reinforcing Powder; for treating yin deficiency with internal heat, thirst and excessive drinking in consumptive thirst syndrome, it is often used with Chinese Yam, Anemarrhena, Snakegourd Root, Astragalus Root.
3. It is used for spontaneous sweating and night sweat. This product can astringe the lung and stop sweating. For treating spontaneous sweating and night sweat, it can be used with Ephedra Root, oyster shell, etc.
4. It is used for seminal emission and spermatorrhea. This product can tonify the kidney and astringe essence. For treating seminal emission and spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency and unconsolidated essence gate, it can be used with mantis egg-case, Cherokee Rose Fruit, Fossil Bone, etc.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Benjing: "Tonifies qi, treats cough with dyspnea, exhaustion and emaciation, replenishes deficiencies, strengthens yin, and enhances male essence."

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Northern Schisandra Fruit primarily contains volatile oils, organic acids, tannins, vitamins, sugars, and resins. The main component of the seed's volatile oil is Schisandrin. This product has a stimulating effect on all levels of the nervous system, influencing both the excitatory and inhibitory processes of the cerebral cortex, promoting a balance. It also stimulates the respiratory system, has antitussive and expectorant effects, and can lower blood pressure. It promotes bile secretion, reduces serum transaminase levels, and has a protective effect on liver cells. It exhibits adaptogenic effects similar to those of Ginseng, enhancing the body's defense capabilities against non-specific stimuli. It also inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella enterica, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.