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Also Known As:

Bac Ngu Vi Tu, Bei Wu Wei Zi, Chinese Mongolavine, Chinese Schizandra, Chinesischer Limonenbaum, Chosen-Gomischi, Five-Flavor-Fruit, Fructus Schisandrae, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Gomishi, Hoku-Gomishi, Kita-Gomishi, Limonnik Kitajskij, M Mei Gee, Magnolia Vine, Matsbouza, Nanwuweizi, Ngu Mei Gee, Northern Schisandra, Omicha, Schisandrae, Schisandra Sinensis, Schizandra, Schizandra Chinensis, Schizandre Fructus, Schzandra, Southern Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi, Western Shisandra, Xiwuweizi.

Scientific Name:

Schisandra chinensis, synonym Kadsura chinensis; Schisandra sphaerandra; Schisandra sphenanthera, synonym Schisandra chinensis var. rubriflora; other Schisandra species. Family: Schisandraceae.

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Natural medicines are often tried for many conditions based on tradition, anecdotes, or marketing, but not all of these uses are supported by reliable or credible scientific research. Below is a list of some common uses for SCHISANDRA. Subscribe now to get scientific Effectiveness Ratings for SCHISANDRA and thousands of other natural medicines. Get the facts before your take it. Orally, schisandra is used as an adaptogen for increasing resistance to disease and stress, increasing energy, and increasing physical performance and endurance. Schisandra is also used orally for improving vision, boosting muscular activity, improving cellular energy, for hepatitis, liver protection, preventing premature aging, increasing lifespan, for premenstrual syndrome (PMS), stimulating the immune system, speeding recovery after surgery, protecting against radiation, counteracting the effects of sugar, preventing motion sickness, normalizing blood sugar and blood pressure, reducing high cholesterol, preventing infection, improving adrenal health, and energizing RNA-DNA to rebuild cells. Schisandra is also used for coughs, asthma, insomnia, neurasthenia, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, night sweats, spontaneous sweating, involuntary seminal discharge, thirst, impotence, physical exhaustion, excessive urination, depression, irritability, and memory loss. Schisandra fruit is eaten as a food. You’re viewing only a portion of the SCHISANDRA Monograph from Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Subscribe now for data on Safety, Effectiveness, and more

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