Herbal Information For Schisandra Fruit in Organic Powder Form

Common Name: Schisandra Fruit

Botanical  Name:  Schisandra chinensis fruit

Channels/Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Lung

Pin Yin Name:  Wu Wei Zi

Other Names:  Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Five Flavored Seed, Jujube Fruit, Magnolia Vine, Five Flavored Berry, Fruit aux Cinq Saveurs, Gomishi, Hoku-Gomishi, Kadsura chinensis, Kita-Gomishi, Limonnik Kitajskij, Mei Gee, Magnolia Vine, Matsbouza, Nanwuweizi, Ngu Mei Gee, Northern Schisandra, Omicha, Schisandra Berry, Schisandra chinensis, Schisandra chinensis var. rubriflora, Schisandra Sinensis, Schisandra sphaerandra, Schisandra sphenanthera, Schisandrae, Schizandra, Schizandra Chinensis, Schizandre Fructus, Schzandra, Southern Schisandra, Wuhzi, Wuweizi, Wu-Wei-Zi, Western Schisandra, Xiwuweizi.

Other Ingredients:  None, nothing has been added to this product.

Package Size: One Pound (1lb)

Form:  Organic Powder Form

Dosage: Follow doctor's instructions on how to use this herb.

Origin: China

Brand: Nuherbs Organic

Cautions: Do not use if pregnant or nursing.

California Prop 65 

Natural active constituents of Schisandra Berry

• schizandrin
• deoxyschizandrin
• schisanheno
• schizandrol
• sesquicarene
• citral
• stigmasterol
• antioxidants including vitamins C and E

Additional Information About Schisandra Fruit

• Liver Support
• Tonic
• Cardiovascular Health
• Relaxant
• Adaptogen Herb For Increasing Resistance to Stress
• Supports Adrenal Function
• Botanical support for Endurance, and Stamina.
• Supports Kidney Function.
• Improves mental acuity
• Provides Supports to Environmental Stress

Schisandra fruit is fully ripened in the fall and usually appears as numerous spikes of tiny, bright red berries. The berries have sweet, sour, hot, salty and bitter tastes--hence the Chinese name "Wu Wei Zi" or five-flavored herb.
Schisandra berries impacts almost every organ system within the body.  In Traditional Chinese Medicine refer to as the 12 Meridians. 

Schisandra Berries (Schisandra Fruit) impacts nearly every organ system within the human body (what TCM refers to as the 12 “meridians”), it has dozens of uses and benefits. TCM views schisandra as an herb that helps balance all three “treasures” within the body: jing, shen and chi.

Are Schisandra Berries beneficial to blood glucose and triglycerides levels?
A research study was completed on studying markers related to metabolic diseases.   The study consisted of 28 obese women as part of a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study done over 12 weeks.  The researchers found that compared to placebo, schisandra berries (schisandra fruit) had a greater impact on lipid metabolism and modulation of gut microbiota that resulted in a decrease in waist circumference, fat mass, fasting blood glucose and triglycerides levels.

 Product Properties: Sour, Warm

Schisandra Fruit Can Be Combined With: 

+American Ginseng 

+Horny Goat Weed 

+Cinnamon

+Goji Berry

How To Use Schisandra Fruit 

Tea
Soup
Decoction
Liquid Extract / Tincture
Pills / Capsules

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