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Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus; Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit

Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus; Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit. Class: Astringent Medicinal. Properties: Sour; Sweet; Warm. Meridians: Lung; Heart; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Wu Wei Zi
中文名 (Chinese)
五味子
Latin Name
Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis; Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus
English Name
Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus; Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit
Alias Names
οΌˆθ‰Ήε‘³οΌ‰οΌˆθ‰Ήθ‡³οΌ‰οΌˆθ‰ΉηŒͺοΌ‰ηŽ„εŠδΌšεŠδΊ”ζ’…ε­ε±±θŠ±ζ€’
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sour; Sweet; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Heart; Kidney
Part Used
Fruit
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Astringent Medicinal
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
攢梩药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To promote contraction and secure astriction, boost qi and engender liquid, quiet heart and spirit.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Enduring cough and vacuity asthma, dream emission, frequent urination and enuresis, incessant chronic diarrhea, spontaneous sweating and night sweating, fluid damage and thirst, palpitation and insomnia.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction exerts bacteriostatic effect on pseudomonas aeruginosa (1:128), staphylococcus aureus (1:64), flexner's bacillus (1:32) and typhoid bacillus (1:8) in vitro.2. schizandrin, one of its active components, can protect the liver from damage.3.
πŸ”— External References
TCMID
1518
TCM-ID
2202
2
Clinical Trials
2
Meta-Analyses
6
PubMed References
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
NCT03402308
Effect of Schisandra Chinensis Extract on Musculoskeletal Biomakers in Relatively Sarcopenic Adults: a RCT
Completed Β· Muscular Sarcoidosis
NCT01472822
Efficacy of Omija (Schisandra Chinensis) Extract in Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis
Completed Β· Phase 2|Phase 3 Β· Mild Knee Osteoarthritis
πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42021249682
Adaptogens on depression-related symptoms and outcomes: A systematic integrative review
Depression
CRD42021288979
Efficacy and Safety of Schisandra fruits for viral hepatitis : a systematic review and meta-analysis
Viral hepatitis is a global public-health challenge. According to the statistics
πŸ“š Sample References
PMID 28924552
Schisandra sphenanthera extract (Wuzhi Tablet) protects against chronic-binge and acute alcohol-induced liver injury by regulating the NRF2-ARE pathway in mice
Acta Pharm Sin B Β· 2017
PMID 34571935
Schisandrae chinensis Fructus Extract Ameliorates Muscle Atrophy in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice by Downregulation of the CREB-KLF15 and Autophagy-Lysosomal Pathways
Cells Β· 2021
PMID 35405969
Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Schisandra chinensis Leaf Extracts and Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis in Rats and Acetic Acid-Induced Writhing in Mice
Nutrients Β· 2022
PMID 35868549
Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. Protects against DSS-induced colitis in mice: Involvement of TLR4/NF-ΞΊB/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and gut microbiota
J Ethnopharmacol Β· 2022
PMID 36059019
Anti-arthritic effects of Schisandra chinensis extract in monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis rats
Inflammopharmacology Β· 2022
PMID 36183952
Exploring the active compounds and potential mechanism of the anti-nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity of the fraction from Schisandra chinensis fruit extract based on multi-technology integrated network pharmacology
J Ethnopharmacol Β· 2022
πŸ₯ Linked Health Topics 1 Β· matched via study conditions