What are the effects of Schisandra chinensis and Licorice?

Schisandra chinensis is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. It is divided into plant Schisandra chinensis and Chinese Schisandra chinensis. In medicine, it can be used raw, fried, roasted or steamed. It is usually used to treat cough, lung and kidney deficiency and other symptoms. Licorice has the effects of clearing heat and relieving cough, so the therapeutic significance of the two together is greater. It has a good therapeutic effect on some kidney deficiency and lung deficiency caused by qi deficiency or fire. Let's take a closer look.

Modern pharmacology has confirmed that Schisandra chinensis contains volatile components, lignin and organic acids, as well as citric acid, chlorophyll, sterols, sugars, resins, tannins, vitamin C and vitamin E. Schisandra chinensis can regulate the excitation and inhibition process of the central nervous system and make it tend to balance; it has certain analgesic, sedative and antipyretic effects; it can strengthen the heart and has a biphasic regulating effect on blood pressure; it can relieve cough and expectorant, and has a significant effect of stimulating breathing; it has good liver protection, anti-ulcer and antioxidant effects; it has inhibitory effects on various pathogens and has a certain antiviral ability.

Here are some proven recipes for using Schisandra chinensis as medicine:

To treat diarrhea at dawn: 9 grams of Schisandra chinensis, 9 grams of Psoralea corylifolia, 6 grams of Nutmeg, 6 grams of Evodia rutaecarpa, and 6 grams of jujube meat (cook the jujube and ginger together, then remove the ginger). Make into pills, 9 grams each, take twice a day with light saline. It is mainly used to treat early morning diarrhea caused by spleen and kidney yang deficiency.

To treat enuresis in children: Grind up equal parts of Schisandra chinensis, Galla chinensis and Cuscuta australis, mix with water into a paste, apply to the navel, and remove the paste the next morning.

For treating neurasthenia and fatigue: fry and grind 90g of Schisandra chinensis into powder, then soak it in 500ml of white wine for 72 hours. Take 10 ml each time, twice a day; or 30 grams of Schisandra chinensis and 12 grams of Cornus officinalis, fry and grind into powder, and take with rice soup.

For treating excessive sweating due to physical weakness: 9g each of Schisandra chinensis and Ophiopogon japonicus, and 12g of oyster. Take it in decoction, one dose per day.

For the treatment of chronic bronchitis: 3 grams of Schisandra chinensis, 3 grams of bitter almond, 3 grams of licorice, and 3 grams of ephedra. Take it in decoction, one dose per day.

The above introduces the effects of Schisandra chinensis and licorice, and introduces several prescriptions to you. If you want to use such prescriptions, you must do so under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. Although Chinese medicine has small side effects, these prescriptions are not suitable for everyone. Some people with weaker constitutions should use them with caution. I hope the above content will be helpful to you.