Ingredient: Schisandra fruit (wu wei zi).
FUNCTIONS: Astringes lungs qi, nourishes the kidneys, promotes body fluids, controls excessive sweating, controls seminal emission and diarrhea, calms spirit.*
* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
| Mandarin: 五味子 Pin-Yin: Wu Wei Zi English: Schisandra Fruit Korean: 오매 Romaji: Gomishi Kanji: 五味子 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Schisandrae Fructus
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Warm, sweet, sour
Channels Entered:
- Lung, kidney, heart
Herb Actions:
- Stems the leakage of lung qi
- Relieves cough and diarrhea
- Tonifies the kidneys
- Secures the essence
- Encourages the production of fluids
- Calms the spirit while simultaneously pacifying and containing the heart qi
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with a pre-existing exterior disorder
- Not recommended for those with heat in the interior caused by excess
Commonly Found In:
- Hoelen & Schisandra Combination, Rehmannia & Schizandra Formula