 Schisandra
fruit (Wuweizi)
Pharmaceutical Name : Fructus Schisandrae
Botanical Name : 1. Schisandra chinensis
(Turcz.) Baill.; 2. Schizandra sphenanthera
Rehd. et Wils.
Common Name : Schisandra fruit
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The ripe fruit is gathered
in autumn and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste : Sour and warm
 Meridians: Lung, kidney and heart
Functions :
1. To astringe the lungs and nourish the kidneys;
2. To promote the production of body fluids
and astringe sweat;
3. To restrain the essence and stop diarrhea;
4. To calm the heart and soothe the mind
Indications & Combinations:
1. Chronic cough and asthma due to rebellion
of lung qi caused by deficiency of the lungs
and kidneys manifested as cough with scanty
sputum and asthma aggravated by slight exertion.
Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Dogwood
fruit (Shanzhuyu), Prepared rehmannia root
(Shudihuang) and Ophiopogon root (Maidong)
in the formula Baxian Changshou Wan.
2. Deficiency of qi and body fluids manifested
as spontaneous sweating, night sweating, thirst,
palpitations, shortness of breath and deficient
and forceless pulse. Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi)
is used with Ginseng (Renshen) and Ophiopogon
root (Maidong) in the formula Shengmai San.
3. Diabetes manifested as thirst, preference
for excessive fluid intake, shortness of breath,
lassitude and deficient and forceless pulse.
Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Astragalus
root (Huangqi), Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang),
Ophiopogon root (Maidong) and Trichosanthes
root (Tianhuafen) in the formula Huangqi Tang.
4. Seminal emissions and nocturnal emissions
caused by deficiency of the kidneys. Schisandra
fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Dragon's bone
(Longgu) and Mantis egg case (Sangpiaoxiao).
5. Chronic diarrhea caused by deficiency
of the spleen and kidneys. Schisandra fruit
(Wuweizi) is used with Nutmeg (Roudoukou)
and Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu) in the formula
Sishen Wan.
6. Deficient yin and blood of the heart and
kidneys manifested as palpitations, irritability,
insomnia, dreamful sleep and forgetfulness.
Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Fresh
rehmannia root (Shengdihuang), Ophiopogon
root (Maidong) and Wild jujube seed (Suanzaoren)
in the formula Tianwang Buxin Dan.
Dosage: 2-6 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This herb is contraindicated in the early
stage of cough or rubella and in excessive
internal heat with unrelieved exterior syndrome. |
