Health Benefits of Schisandra

Schisandra Chinensis is can used as medicine. Its berries are used in traditional Chinese medicine where it is considered one of the 50 fundamentl herbs.

They are most often used in dried form and boiled to make a tea. Chemical constituents include the lignans schizandrin, deoxyschizandrin, gomisins, and pregomisin, which are found in the seeds of the fruit. It should not be used by pregnant women. You can make wine as well from the berries. In Korean the berries are known as omija. In Japanese, they are called gomishi. The Ainu people used this plant, called repnihat, as a remedy for colds and sea-sickness. The plant is believed to act as an astringent for the Qi of the lungs and kidneys, restrain the essence to treat diarrhea. arrest excessive sweating from deficiency of Yin or Yang, calm the spirit by refreshing the heart and kidneys, and generate body fluid and reduce thirst. In Russia it was used by Nanai hunters to improve night vision, as a tonic and to reduce hunger, thirst and exhaustion since "it gives forces to follow a sable all the day without food.