Schisandra chinensis is usually taken in decoction, or in bulk or pill form.
Schisandra chinensis is one of the common Chinese medicines, an astringent medicine, is the dried mature fruit of Schisandra chinensis of the Magnoliaceae family. It is sour, sweet and warm in nature, and belongs to the lung, heart and kidney meridians. It has the efficacy of astringent and solidifying astringency (astringent consolidation), benefiting qi and generating fluids (promoting fluid production by tonifying qi), and tonifying the kidneys and tranquilizing the heart.
Fructus schisandrae chinensis can be used 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), and insomnia due to palpitation.
Schisandra chinensis is usually taken as a decoction in traditional Chinese medicine soup, or in pills or powder. Its adverse effects and contraindications are not clear, it is recommended to take this medicine under the guidance of a Chinese medicine doctor, and should not be purchased and taken on its own to avoid delaying or even aggravating the condition.