Schisandra chinensis in water has the efficacy of astringing the lungs and nourishing the kidneys, generating fluids and restraining perspiration, astringing the essence and stopping diarrhea, and calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind. Schisandra chinensis is used as a medicine after drying the mature fruits of the plant Schisandra chinensis, and is mainly used in decoction soup for internal use. Schisandra is sour, sweet and warm in nature, and can enter the heart, lung and kidney meridians, with the effects of astringing the lungs and nourishing the kidneys, generating fluids and restraining sweating, astringing the essence and stopping diarrhea, and tranquilizing the heart and the mind. In clinical practice, it is often used in the treatment of palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), insomnia, chronic coughing and asthma, frequent urination, dreaming and spermatorrhea, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, sweating is aggravated by the slightest movement), night sweating (sweating abnormally after falling asleep, sweating stops after waking up), diarrhea for a long time, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as overeating and excessive drinking and urination), and thirst due to injury to the body fluids. The adverse reactions of Schisandra chinensis are not clear, and those who are allergic to it are forbidden to take it. It should not be used at the early stage of measles, at the beginning of cough, or if there is solid heat in the body. Fructus schisandrae chinensis should be used under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and should not be used blindly on its own, so as not to cause delay in the condition.