Is schizandra poisonous?

Schisandra is not toxic. Schisandra is a traditional Chinese medicine, can regulate the function of the human body, only suitable for its efficacy of the use of the population has no effect on the human body, unsuitable for the use of the population may not be beneficial or even harmful to the body. Schisandra is sour, sweet and warm in nature, belonging to the lung, heart and kidney meridians, with the effects of astringency (astringent consolidation), benefiting the qi and generating fluids (promoting fluid production by replenishing the qi), tonifying the kidneys and nourishing the heart (tonifying the kidneys and stabilizing the heart and mind). Schisandra chinensis is mainly used clinically for prolonged coughing and asthma, dreaming and spermatorrhea, frequent urination, prolonged diarrhea, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with a little movement), night sweating (sweating abnormally after going to sleep, and sweating stops after waking up), thirst due to injury of the fluids, thirst due to internal heat (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as overeating and excessive urination with drinking and urination), palpitations (accelerated heartbeat, often accompanied by panic attacks), insomnia, etc. It is recommended to use Schisandra chinensis for the treatment of insomnia. It should be noted that Schisandra chinensis is acidic, astringent and astringent, and should not be used in cases of unresolved superficial evils (evils on the surface of the muscles), internal solid heat, coughs, or at the early stage of herpes. It should be used under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner after identification and diagnosis, and should not be used blindly.