Schisandra is an oriental medicine that has the effect of sedating, treating abdominal pain, sweating, quenching thirst, nourishing a weak body, treating kidney yang deficiency, and chronic hepatitis.
Schisandra is an oriental medicine that has the effect of sedating, treating abdominal pain, sweating, quenching thirst, nourishing a weak body, treating kidney yang deficiency, and chronic hepatitis.
Schisandra, also known as Schisandra Sinensis Baill, is the ripe or dried fruit of the Schisandra sinensis Baill plant, belonging to the Schisandra family (Schisandraceae). There is also schisandra which is the fruit of the rice ball plant (Kadsura japonica L.), which belongs to the same schisandra family. According to Oriental medicine, schisandra is sour and mild; into the lung and kidney meridians. Has the effect of sedating, relieving the lungs, nourishing the kidneys, and even suffocating wax essence, which only describes the new generation and relieves thirst. Used for cases of chronic bronchitis causing asthma, post-infectious fever, dehydration, thirst, palpitations, arrhythmia, insomnia, sleepiness or lethargy, forgetfulness and memory loss. Dosage: 4-8g.
How to use Schisandra as medicine
Cure body weakness and excessive sweating (profuse sweating or night sweats): 125g of cypress multiflora, 125g of semi-ha quach, 63g of mother’s eye, 63g of ginseng, 63g of ma huang can, 63g of atractylodescens, Schisandra 63g, jujube 30 fruits. Boil the big apple, crush it and remove the seeds. The other flavors are ground together into a fine powder, kneaded with jujubes and made with corn kernels. Take 2 times a day, 20 – 30 pills each time.
To treat kidney yang deficiency and active essence: 12g of tang dan xiao, 8g of schisandra, 12g of dragon cot, 12g of papaya. Drink 1 month per day.
Treating insufficient fluid intake, dry mouth, thirst: 12g of ginseng, 12g of curd, 6g of schisandra. Drink 1 month per day.
For patients with chronic hepatitis: finely ground dried schisandra, take 3g each time, 3 times a day. Use for 30 days, drink with boiling water or rice water, add a little salt and sugar.
Dishes – remedies with schisandra:
Lesson 1: Schisandra ginseng wine: 500ml wine, 10-20g ginseng, 30g schisandra, 30g goji berries. Soak for 7 days. Drink 15-20ml before going to bed. Used for cases of nervous breakdown, nervousness, palpitations, insomnia.
Lesson 2: Braised pork heart with schisandra: 1 pig heart, 9g schisandra. The pig’s heart is cut open, washed, put the schisandra in, sewn up, and stewed in water. Used for patients with nervousness, arrhythmia, insomnia, shortness of breath, sweating, irritation, and thirst.
Lesson 3: Scattered pecans: 100g schisandra, 250g pecans. Soak schisandra in water for half a day until soft, remove seeds, mix with pecans, let cool and grind into fine powder. Take 9g each time with boiling water or rice water. Used for men with wet dreams.
Taboo: sick people with evil appearances on the outside and heat on the inside should not be used; People with newly developed tracheobronchitis causing cough and fever should not use it.