1. Alias
Xiang Su, Hong Ling Zi, Xuan Ji, Hui Ji, Wu Mei Zi, Shan Hua Jiao.
2. Plant morphology
Deciduous woody vine. The stem bark is gray brown, with obvious skin pores, and the small branches are brown, slightly angular. Leaves alternate, with slender stems; The leaves are thin and membranous; Oval, broadly ovate to broadly elliptical, with a long apex and a wedge-shaped base, ranging from broadly wedge-shaped to rounded, with small teeth on the edges. The upper part is green and the lower part is light yellow, with a fragrant aroma. Monoecious flowers, dioecious plants, with orange yellow flower petals; Male flowers have a long peduncle, elliptical shape, with 10-15 stamens, fused at the base; Female flowers have 30-50 carpels on their pistils, arranged in a spiral pattern on the receptacle. The ovary is pear shaped and lacks a style. After pollination, the receptacle gradually elongates into a spike like shape. The berry is spherical in shape, with a brownish red to dark brown outer skin, withered and thin flesh, and contains 1-2 seeds. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from August to September.
3. Origin distribution
Born in forests or along streams at an altitude of 600-2400 meters. Distributed in Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places.
4. Harvesting and processing
When the fruit is fully ripe after frost, pick it, remove the branches and impurities, and dry it in the sun or shade.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Spherical or oblate in shape, with a diameter of 4-6 millimeters. The surface is brownish red to dark brown, and the skin and flesh are thin, dry, and wrinkled. The flesh often adheres tightly to the seeds, with 1-2 kidney shaped seeds that are shiny. The surface is yellow brown and slightly granular. The flesh has a slight odor and a slightly sour taste. After the seeds break, there is a fragrance.
6. Sexual Taste Returning to the Classics
Warm in nature, sour and sweet in taste. Return to the lung meridian, heart meridian, and kidney meridian.
7. Effect and Function
Converge astringency, nourish qi and produce fluids, nourish the kidneys and calm the heart. Belonging to the category of astringent drugs, it is a lung astringent and intestinal astringent medicine.
8. Clinical application
Use 3-6 grams. Used to treat patients with chronic cough, shortness of breath, thirst and quenching due to fluid damage, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emissions, slippery semen, persistent diarrhea, palpitations, insomnia, multiple dreams, and elevated transaminase levels in chronic hepatitis.
9. Pharmacological research
In recent years, it has been found that polysaccharides from Schisandra chinensis have liver protective, anti-aging, hypoxia tolerant, and immune enhancing effects. It has an excitatory effect on the central nervous system and can directly excite the respiratory center; It also directly acts on the motor cells of the spinal cord, enhances spinal reflex, and shortens reflex latency; Can enhance the contractility of the heart, regulate the cardiovascular system, and improve blood circulation; Can excite the uterus, strengthen its rhythmic contractions, and have significant cough and phlegm relieving effects; Schisandra B and other components have a certain protective effect on liver cells.
10. Chemical composition
It contains volatile oil, such as platycladene, rosin, etc. with high content; In addition, it also contains various lignans, triterpenoids, β - elemene glycosides, α - sandalwood, deoxyschisandrin, schisandrin esters A, B, C, D, E, P, and other components.
11. Usage taboos
It is not suitable for use in cases where the external pathogenic factors have not been resolved, there is internal heat, cough has just begun, or measles is in its early stages.
12. Compatibility prescription
① To treat phlegm, cough, and wheezing: divide Schisandra chinensis and alum into small parts. Take 9 grams per serving, fry pig lungs until cooked, dip in minced food and chew carefully, then add to the white soup. (Pope Francis)
② Treating erectile dysfunction: Schisandra chinensis, Dodder seed, Snake bed seed, etc. At the end of the three flavors, honey pills are as big as wutong. Drink three pills every three days. (From "Qian Jin Yao Fang")
③ Treatment of diarrhea: 30g of aged rice, 30g of nutmeg (stewed with flour), 30g of Schisandra chinensis, and 30g of red stone fat (ground). Above is the end. Take 6 grams per serving, adjust to corn soup, and take three servings per day. ("The Effective Formula of World Medicine" Doukou Drink)
④ Treatment of Kidney Ejaculation: 60g of Schisandra chinensis (selected) and 15g of Fructus Evodiae (fine-grained green). The top two flavors are the same as stir fried until fragrant, finely ground. Take 6 grams each and drink the aged rice. ("The Formula" Schisandra Powder)
⑤ Treating night sweats during sleep: 30g of Schisandra chinensis, ground into powder, mixed with saliva to make a cake. Apply it to the navel, sleep with Buzhading, and wait for Tianming to remove it. Sweat will stop after one or two nights. (A Plate of Pearls in the Medical Formula)
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