SHISANDRA (schisandra chinensis)

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	SHISANDRA
	*schisandra chinensis*

Name
SHISANDRA

Scientific Name
schisandra chinensis

SHISANDRA

Schisandra chinensis

Common name: Wu-wei-zi

English name: schisandra

Used parts and where it grows: Schisandra is a grapevine hoisted with numerous clusters of red, shining very small berries. One distributes through the north and the northeast of China and the adjacent regions of Russia and Korea. The completely mature fruit, dried to the sun is used medicinally. Is tried it to taste bitter, sweet, salty, sharp and bitter. This unusual combination of flavors is reflected in the name in Chinese:

wu-wei-zi, that means "la the five fruit of sabores."

Schisandra has been used in connection with the following conditions (to talk about to the individual medicinal use for complete information):

Medicinal use

Aid in chemotherapy

Common Resfriado of throat

Fatigue

Hepatitis

Aid of the liver

Tension

Historical or traditional use (it can or it cannot be guaranteed by scientific studies): The classic treaty of Chinese herbaria medicine, Shen Nung Pen Tsao Ching de Shen Nung, specially describes schisandra like a herbaria medicine of high useful degree for an ample variety of medical conditions -- like pulmonary and tonic astringent of the kidney. In addition, other text books of the traditional Chinese medicine observe that schisandra is useful for the nocturnal cough, sweats, insomnia, thirst, and physical exhaustion.

Active components: Schisandra contains a number of compounds, including essential oils, numerous acids and the lignanos. Lignanos (schizandrina, deoxischizandrina, gomisinas and pregomisina) are in the seeds of the fruit and have several medicinal actions. The modern Chinese investigation suggests lignanos them regenerate the fine weave of the liver damaged by harmful influences such as the viral hepatitis and the alcohol. The lignanos lower to the levels in blood of transaminasa glutámica piruvica of the serum (TGPS), a marker of the contagious hepatitis and other disorders of the liver. the 3 lignanos also interfere with with the factor activator of plaquetas, a chemical compound that generates inflammation in different conditions. the 4 estandardizados extracts of the fruits of schisandra have gained reputation for the use in the horses of races that do not galopen well by reasons related to elevated levels for the enzyme of the liver. 5

The fruit of Schisandra can also have a adaptogénica action, like ginseng, but with weaker effects. Studies of laboratory suggest schisandra can improve the yield in the work, generate energy and to help to reduce the fatigue. 6

How much I must take? A daily rank of fruit of schisandra is of 1-6 daily grams. The dye, in the amount of 2-4 mililiter three times per day, can also be used.

There are indirect effect or interactions? The indirect effect that imply schisandra are infrequent but they can include abdominal upheaval, diminution of appetite and eruptions of skin.

The information on the effects of a supplement or a grass determined in a certain condition has been described in the terms of the methodology or the source of support data (for example: clinical, double-I blind, put-analysis, or traditional use). For the convenience of the reader, the information in the vector that enumerates the supplements for the certain conditions also categoriza. The criteria for the classifications are: " primary " it indicates that there are reliable and relatively constant scientific datas that show an aid in the disease. " secondary " it indicates that conflict exists, little, or only preliminary studies that suggest an aid in the disease or that the aid in the disease is minimum. " another one " it indicates that there is little scientific aid and/or helps in the minimum disease.

References:

1, Leung AY, Foster S. Encyclopedia of Natural Common Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, 2d ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, 469-72.

2, Shu HY. Eastern Medica Matter: To Concise Guide. Green Woods, CA: Eastern Healing Arts Press, 1986, 624-25.

3, Beam TR, Xu GF, Liu GT, ET to. Pharmacological Comparison of the effects of seven constituents isolated from the fruits of schisandra. Act Pharm Sinica 1979;14:1-7 [ in Chinese ].

4, Jung KY, Lee IS, Oh MR., ET to. Lignans with platelet activating factor antagonist activity from Schisandra chinensis (Turcz) Baill. Phytomed 1997;4:229-31.

5, Hancke J, Towns R, C?ceres D, ET to. Reduction of sport serum hepatic transaminases and CPK in horses with poor performance treated with to standardized Schizandra chinensis fruit extract. Phytomed 1996;3:237-40.

6, Foster S, Chongxi And Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 1992, 146-52.

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