The efficacy and function of Schisandra chinensis

Since Chinese medicine has fewer side effects, more and more people now want to use Chinese medicine to regulate their bodies. Here I would like to introduce to you a medicinal herb, Schisandra chinensis chinensis, hoping it will be helpful to you.

【English name】Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae

[Source] This product is Schisandra sphenanthera Rehd., a plant of the Magnoliaceae family . et Wils． Dried ripe fruits . The fruits are picked when ripe in autumn, dried in the sun, and the stems and impurities are removed.

[Properties] This product is spherical or oblate, with a diameter of 4 to 6 mm. The surface is brown-red to dark brown, shriveled and wrinkled, and the flesh is often close to the seeds. There are 1 to 2 seeds, which are kidney-shaped, shiny brown-yellow in surface, and have thin and brittle seed coat. The flesh has a faint odor and tastes slightly sour.

[Identification] Take 1g of the powder of this product, add 20ml of chloroform, heat and reflux for 0.5 hour, filter, evaporate the filtrate to dryness, add 1ml of chloroform to the residue to dissolve it, and use it as the test solution. Take another 1g of Schisandra chinensis chinensis reference medicinal material and prepare the reference medicinal material solution in the same way. Take Schisandrin A reference substance and add chloroform to make a solution containing 1 mg per 1 ml as the reference substance solution. According to the thin layer chromatography method (Appendix Ⅵ B), 2 μl of each of the three solutions mentioned above were respectively spotted on the same silica gel GF254 thin layer plate, and the upper layer solution of petroleum ether (30-60°C)-ethyl formate-formic acid (15:5:1) was used as the developing agent. After development, the plate was taken out, dried, and examined under ultraviolet light (254 nm). In the chromatogram of the test sample, spots of the same color appear at the corresponding positions in the chromatograms of the control medicinal material and the control sample.

[Processing] Schisandra chinensis : Remove impurities. Crush when using.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour, sweet, warm.

[return through] return the lung, heart and kidney meridians.

[Functions and indications] Astringent, invigorating Qi and promoting the production of body fluids, nourishing the kidneys and calming the mind. It is used for long-term cough, weak asthma, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, enuresis and frequent urination, long-term diarrhea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, thirst due to loss of body fluid, shortness of breath and weak pulse, internal heat and thirst, palpitations and insomnia.

【Usage and Dosage】 1.5～6g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place to prevent mildew.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Schisandra chinensis. Its selection should be based on your own needs, so that it will not harm your body and can achieve a good effect in improving the disease.