INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Fructus Schisandrae |
| Common English: | Schisandra Fruit Chinese Magnolia-vine Fruit Orange Magnolia-vine Fruit |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sour Sweet (Acrid) (Bitter) (Salty) |
Warm |
Heart Kidney Lung (All 5 Zang) |
1.5-9g Tincture: 2-4ml (1.5-3 gm.ot Tincture: 1-2ml for chronic cough) (6-9 gm. as a tonic) |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Contains leakage of Lung Qi and stops cough |
Chronic cough and wheezing due to Lung Qi Deficiency Lung and Kidney Deficiency patterns |
Tonifies the Kidneys, binds up Essence (astringes Jing) and stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea |
Kidney Deficiency with nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge and urinary frequency Spleen and Kidney Deficiencies with daybreak diarrhea |
Astringes sweat and generates fluids |
Excessive sweating. especially when accompanied by thirst or a dry throat In combination, it is used for spontaneous sweating, nightsweats and wasting and thirsting disorder |
| Quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi | Heart and Kidney Blood and Yin Deficiencies, with irritability, palpitations, dream-disturbed sleep and insomnia |
Tonifies Qi |
Heart and Spleen Qi Deficiency |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
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Rx. Rehmanniae |
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Lung Deficiency with chronic cough and wheezing |
Lung and Kidney Deficiencies with cough and wheezing |
Cold in the Lung channel with incessant cough and wheezing |
Galla Chinensis |
Fossila Ossis Mastodi
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Cough and wheezing from Cold Thin Mucus |
Cough at dusk due to Yin Deficiency Fire Blazing upward and irritating the Lungs Spermatorrhea, metrorrhagia, vaginal discharge, chronic diarrhea or dysentery, rectal or uterine prolapse, spontaneous sweat, night sweats, and cough and wheezing due to Lung Qi Deficiency |
Spontaneous emissions |
Fr. Psoraliae or Fr. Psoraliae |
Rx. Ginseng |
Fr. Evodiae |
| Kidney Deficiency with chronic dysentery and daybreak diarrhea |
Exhaustion of Qi and Yin with shortness of breath, cough, and thirst Spontaneous nightsweats with Qi Deficiency |
Fried together as a powder for chronic diarrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency Cold |
Concha Ostreae |
Concha Ostreae or Rx. Astragali |
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Sweating |
Nightsweats due to Yin Deficiency |
Spontaneous sweating due to Qi Deficiency |
Rx. Astragali |
Rx. Astragali |
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae |
| Yang Deficiency with spontaneous sweat |
Wasting and thirsting with intense thirst |
Heart Deficiency with insomnia, irritability, and forgetfulness |
160 proof alcohol |
Hb. Asari |
Bul. Lilii |
Wind-Rash with itchiness and irritation of the skin |
Regulates the opening and closing of the Lungs, alleviating cough and calming wheezing for patients with existing thin mucus who are exposed to Wind-Cold leading acute wheezing and coughing of clear thin sputum |
Chronic consumptive cough |
Ootheca Mantidis |
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Asthma |
Cough due to Wind-Cold |
Spermatorrhea |
Tub. Ophiopogonis |
Tub. Ophiopogonis |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata |
Night sweats |
Thirst |
Thirst as a symptom of Xiao Ke |
Sm. Platycladi |
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi |
Rx. Linderae |
Insomnia due to Heart Yin and Blood Deficiency |
Nocturnal emissions |
Polyuria |
Ootheca Mantidis |
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Enuresis or urinary incontinence |
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- May occasionally cause heartburn.
- Wu Wei Zi means five flavor fruit.
- The whole fruit is salty.
- The peel and pulp are sweet and sour.
- The kernel is pungent and bitter.
- This herb inhibits the leakage of Lung Qi above and enriches Kidney Yin below, thus effectively treating coughs.
- This herb is frequently used for various types of insomnia.
- Because it is astringent, it Nourishes the Yin of the five organs.
- By nourishing the Kidney and Liver Yin, it strengthens sinews and bones and brightens eyes.
- Southern Schisandra Nan Wu Wei Zi does not tonify, gut regulates Qi, transforms Dampness and reduces Phlegm and is useful for Externally contracted Cold and wheezing due to Phlegm
- Dry-fried Schisandra Chao Wu Wei Zi, has enhanced ability to enrich Kidneys and tonify Deficiency and is used in treatment of Spleen and Kidney Deficiencies with daybreak diarrhea.
- Prepared Schisandra Zhi Wu Wei Zi, has increased tonification properties.
- Wine Prepared Schisandra Jiu Zhi Wu Wei Zi enriches the Kidneys.
- Vinegar Prepared Schisandra Cu Zhi Wu Wei Zi has increased astringent properties
- Contemporary studies are showing that this herb has restorative effects on the brain and central nervous system.
- It modulates endocrine and immune functions by tonifying the adrenal cortex and Liver.
- Both Wu Wei Zi and Fr. Mume Wu Mei astringe the Lungs, generate fluids and bind up the Intestines. Wu Wei Zi more powerfully astringes Lung Qi to stop coughs while at the same time, strengthens Lung Qi, grasps Kidney Qi, astringes Essence and sweat and calms the Spirit. Wu Mei more strongly generates fluids and alleviates thirst. It also harmonizes the Stomach and eliminates roundworms. It is important in treating irregular uterine bleeding or Hematuria.