The efficacy and function of grains

Schisandra chinensis, to put it simply, is a fruit with five medicinal effects: pungent, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. It is very unique among Chinese herbal medicines that generally contain only one or two medicinal flavors. This kind of fruit, which has all five flavors and the five elements, can fully play a balancing role on the five internal organs of the human body - heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. The effects of Schisandra chinensis: It can nourish the lungs, nourish the kidneys, promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, reduce sweating, and astringe semen. It is used to treat lung deficiency, wheezing and coughing, dry mouth and tongue causing thirst, night sweats, emaciation due to overwork, nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea, and long-term diarrhea and dysentery.

1. Effect on the central nervous system. Schisandra chinensis has a significant sedative effect. Schisandra chinensis extract and alcohol can reduce independent activity in mice, increase barbiturate sleep time, inhibit aggressive behavior in animals, resist electric shock and acid convulsions, and the effect is similar to that of tranquilizers. It also has analgesic and muscle-weakening effects.

2. Liver protection effect. Schisandra ethanol extract and schisandra chinensis A, B, C, alcohol A, alcohol B, ester A, ester B, etc. have a significant protective effect on animal liver damage caused by chemical toxins, can inhibit the release of transaminase, and specifically reduce ALT. It can significantly induce the specificity of cytochrome P-450 in liver microsomes of mice and rats. Improve the liver's detoxification ability. Schisandra chinensis can also inhibit the conversion of CCl4 into carbon monoxide after metabolic conversion in liver microsomes, as well as the consumption of NADPH in the metabolic process.

3. Effect on endocrine system. Schisandra chinensis has the effect of dilating blood vessels. Schisandrin, schisandrin C, deoxyschisandrin, etc. all have an inhibitory effect on the contraction of the mesenteric aorta in paraffin-sectioned dogs, and can increase the blood volume of the coronary arteries in paraffin-sectioned hearts of pulsed rats and anesthetized dogs. Feeding rabbits with Schisandra chinensis can regulate the oxidative phosphorylation of the body, heart and kidney arteries, enhance the enzymatic reaction of cardiac metabolism, and improve the nutrition and function of the heart.

Anti-aging effects. In addition, Schisandra chinensis can reduce blood cholesterol and increase protein content in brain and liver, which are shown to have anti-aging effects.