Side effects and taboos of Schisandra chinensis
Cause gastrointestinal discomfort:
Schisandra chinensis is used as medicine, and the daily dosage is about 2-6g. Excessive use may cause heartburn, burping, acid reflux, nausea and other discomfort, and induce a series of gastrointestinal discomfort.
Inducing allergy:
For most people, Schisandra chinensis is not allergic to it, but a small number of people have allergic reactions to Schisandra chinensis, which can cause fever, headache, nausea and other symptoms after eating, which can induce or aggravate the disease.
Exogenous pathogens are taboo:
Schisandra chinensis tastes sour, has a strong effect of astringing the lung and arresting astringency, and is good at treating chronic cough and deficiency cough; Exogenous pathogens are obvious, and the treatment of patients with initial cough should be based on eliminating pathogens. Taking Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis for patients with initial cough will bind the pathogenic factors in the body and aggravate the symptoms of exogenous diseases such as cough and headache.
Efficacy, Function and Taboo of Schisandra chinensis
Efficacy and function:
First of all, Schisandra chinensis is sweet and sour. For people with frequent enuresis, chronic diarrhea and spontaneous sweating and night sweats, eating Schisandra chinensis in moderation can stop sweating and diarrhea, which is beneficial to their health.
Secondly, Schisandra chinensis contains a certain amount of organic acids, which can astringe lung qi and nourish kidney yin, and has a good effect on relieving chronic cough due to lung deficiency, cough and asthma due to lung and kidney deficiency, wet dream's nocturnal emission and frequent urination.
Finally, Schisandra chinensis contains a large amount of schisandrin A, which has the characteristics of extensive central inhibition and sedation. Moderate consumption can relieve palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess, and the effect is good.
Taboo:
As a traditional Chinese medicine, Schisandra chinensis is taboo. First of all, Schisandra chinensis is warm, and people who have a cough or rash for the first time should avoid taking Schisandra chinensis to avoid inducing or aggravating the disease. Secondly, people suffering from cold syndrome in the early stage should avoid taking Schisandra chinensis, otherwise it will easily lead to aggravation of the disease. Finally, avoid taking Schisandra chinensis during pregnancy. Schisandra chinensis has certain medicinal properties, which may lead to abortion or infertility after eating.
What is Schisandra chinensis?
Small particles of dark red Schisandra chinensis are often used to nourish and strengthen traditional Chinese medicine. Schisandra chinensis is divided into Schisandra chinensis produced in the north or Schisandra chinensis produced in the south. The color of Schisandra chinensis produced in the south is red, and the color of Schisandra chinensis produced in the north is black. In terms of medicinal properties, Schisandra chinensis produced in the north is higher than that produced in the south.
Schisandra chinensis is mild in nature and tastes slightly sweet and sour. It is suitable for patients with both qi and blood injuries, deficiency of yin and blood and diarrhea. Schisandra chinensis has the following effects:
At a certain age, we all don't want to get old prematurely. Schisandra chinensis is rich in schizandrol A, which has antioxidant effect, can scavenge free radicals, inhibit the process of peroxidation, increase the content of protein in brain and liver, and play a role in delaying aging.
Regular consumption of Schisandra chinensis can strengthen the body. Its ingredients contain organic acids and vitamins, and it is one of the few medicinal materials with three tonic effects: essence, qi and spirit. It can benefit qi and strengthen the liver, improve the efficiency of eliminating waste from cells, supplement more oxygen and improve memory and sexual endurance.
To relieve stress and relieve troubles, Schisandra chinensis has obvious sedative effect, similar to antipsychotic drugs. It can help the human body to alleviate the adverse effects caused by stress factors such as cold, heat, noise and emotional overload, so it is helpful to improve work ability, enhance endurance and reduce fatigue. Shen Danping, a famous actor in China, said happily in a TV program: Insomnia affects work. Treating intractable insomnia by soaking jujube and Schisandra in water.
It can regulate blood pressure, enhance heart function, stimulate breathing, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and has a certain protective effect on liver cells. Schisandra chinensis tea can relieve alcoholism and protect liver after drinking. Some liver-protecting drugs are also learned from five flavors.
In a word, after eating Schisandra chinensis, I feel tired, sweaty, short of breath and palpitation, and the symptoms of lung qi deficiency have eased a lot. It plays a balancing role in the heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney.
Schisandra chinensis is mostly taken orally, mainly in decoction as medicine. You can also take it with warm water, chew it carefully in your mouth, then rinse your mouth with water, or mix pollen with honey and wash it with warm water.
Schisandra chinensis tea Schisandra chinensis 5 ~ 10g, appropriate amount of rock sugar, boiled water instead of tea, sweet and sour. Ingredients of Schisandra chinensis porridge: Schisandra chinensis 10g, 2 liang of rice; Practice: Rice and Schisandra chinensis are cooked together with slow fire.
The medicine is good, but you insist. Every night when I cook millet porridge, I add about ten slices of Schisandra chinensis. It's been two months now, and I feel like I slept soundly at night and I was full of energy during the day. But I suggest that when you buy Schisandra chinensis, try to buy Schisandra chinensis with darker color. Schisandra chinensis produced in the north has a better health care effect!
Schisandra chinensis has five flavors.
But it is mainly sweet and sour, warm in nature, and belongs to lung, heart and kidney meridians. It has the effects of astringing lung, nourishing kidney, promoting fluid production, stopping sweating, astringing essence, stopping diarrhea, calming heart and tranquilizing mind. Chinese medicine believes that the five flavors enter the five internal organs, sour into the liver, bitter into the heart, sweet into the spleen, pungent into the lung and salty into the kidney. Sun Simiao, the king of medicine in the Tang Dynasty, said: Take Schisandra often to replenish the qi of the five internal organs.
Although there are five flavors of Schisandra chinensis, acid can account for eight flavors, so among all the medicinal properties, the effect of acidity is better and more significant. Its convergence is mainly manifested in three aspects-
1. Used for spontaneous sweating and night sweats, it has the effect of astringing lung and stopping sweating. It is often used with Herba Ephedrae and Oyster.
2. Used for nocturnal emission, it can tonify kidney and astringent sperm, and treat the problem of unstable nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency. Can be used equally with mulberry sheath, Rosa laevigata and keel;
3. For chronic diarrhea, it has the function of astringing the intestine and stopping diarrhea, especially for patients with chronic diarrhea caused by spleen and kidney deficiency and wind-cold, it can be combined with Evodia rutaecarpa, nutmeg and Psoralea corylifolia to form a Chinese patent medicine "Shen Si Pill", and jujube and ginger can also be added for diarrhea in class five.
Schisandra chinensis tastes sour and warm. Therefore, it can nourish the lower kidney yin and converge the upper lung qi. Schisandra chinensis has a good effect on treating cough symptoms caused by deficiency of both lung and kidney. Adding Schisandra chinensis's "Duqi Pill" on the basis of Liuwei Dihuang Pill is a good medicine for this cough symptom, and it also has certain curative effect on symptoms such as unstable kidney water and nocturnal emission.
The sour and sweet nature of Schisandra chinensis has the effects of invigorating qi, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Therefore, Schisandra chinensis can also be used for thirst and diabetes caused by insufficient body fluid. The combination of Schisandra chinensis with Chinese yam, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Astragalus membranaceus, etc. has a good effect.
For palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess caused by yin deficiency and blood deficiency, Schisandra chinensis can be used with Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Semen Ziziphi Spinosae. Many Chinese patent medicines for treating insomnia with multiple causes also contain Schisandra chinensis. In addition, Schisandra chinensis also has the function of protecting liver. Modern pharmacological studies have found that Schisandra chinensis has anti-liver injury and enhanced liver detoxification.
Schisandra chinensis is a good medicinal material, but its application also has certain taboos and stresses. Under normal circumstances, Schisandra chinensis should not be taken in the early stage of cold cough, and it should also be banned in the case of excessive liver fire and excessive gastric acid secretion. In addition, the dosage should be controlled. It is generally recommended that the dosage should not exceed 10 capsules each time, and it is best to mash and fry.