Very beautiful schisandra (Schisandra sphenanthera)
极美云实jí měi yún shíJimeiyunshi
Schisandra sphenanthera · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May interact with many medications; avoid with epilepsy and high pressure in the brain; caution with liver disease; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Very beautiful schisandra for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Very beautiful schisandra does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit LiverBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Schisandra sphenanthera and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant27 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Cognitive3 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Immune6 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Liver45 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Respiratory3 records, 1 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome1 records