According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the daily dosage of Schisandra decoction for adults is 2~6 g. For the safety of medication, it is recommended to refer to the dosage stipulated in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia when taking it in water.
Schisandra chinensis is sour, sweet and warm in nature, and enters the heart, lung and kidney meridians. Its basic effects are astringent and solidifying astringency (astringent consolidation), tonifying the kidney and tranquilizing the heart, and benefiting qi and generating fluids (promoting fluid production by tonifying qi).
Schisandra chinensis is indicated for prolonged coughing due to lung deficiency, wheezing and coughing due to deficiency of the lungs and kidneys, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by the slightest movement of sweating), night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, sweating stops after waking up), thirst due to injury of the fluid, thirst due to internal heat (internal heat accompanied by symptoms of overeating, excessive drinking, excessive urination, etc.), palpitations, and insomnia.
Adverse effects and contraindications of Schisandra chinensis are not known. This product should not be taken by those who have not yet resolved the superficial evil (the evil on the surface of the muscles), those who have internal solid heat, those who have coughs at the beginning and those who have measles at the early stage of measles. The effective dose of Schisandra alone is limited and generally does not achieve therapeutic effect.
If you need to take Schisandra to regulate your body or cure your illness, it is recommended that you take standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor.