Botanical Source: Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill fruits

Common names: Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi, Nan Wu Wei Zi. 

Latin name: Schisandra chinensis.

Schisandra is a woody vine with numerous clusters of tiny, bright red berries. It is distributed throughout northern and northeast China and the adjacent regions of Russia and Korea. Wu Wei Zi name means "Five Taste Fruit." Due to the fact that Schisandra possesses all five of the classical "tastes" (sour, bitter, sweet, spicy and salty) and thus possesses the essence of all five of the elemental energies (wood, fire, earth, metal and water), it is respected as a health-providing tonic in the same class with Ginseng and Ganoderma.  

Ingredients:   The major active compounds in schisandra are lignans (schizandrin, deoxyschizandrin, gomisins, and pregomisin) found in the seeds of the fruit. Our extract has γ-schisandrin 2% min. Researches suggest these lignans have a protective effect on the liver and immuno-modulating effect. Also, there are Beta Carotene, Niacin, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Wuweizisu-C, volatile elements: alfa-pinene; camphene; beta-pinene; myrcene; alfa-terpinene ;limonene; terpinene; p-cymene; thymol methyl ether; bornyl acetate; citronellyl acetate; linalool; terpinene-4-ol; alfa-terpineol; geraniol; borneol; citronellol; benzoicacid; beta-elemene; alfa-ylangene; cuparene; sesquicarene; beta-chamigrene; alfa-chamigrene; shamigrenol; beta-bisabolene; ethyl benzylether; alfa-santalene; clovene; beta-caryophyllene; beta-selinene; thyjopsense; santalol;alpha-santalol; nonylphenol; 1-methyl-4-methylethenylcyclohexene; phenyl-2-propanone; isolongifolene.  
 

Properties:  The product has relaxant, tonic and adaptogenic properties, increases resistance against stress factors, stabilizes cell membranes, inhibits oxidative cell damage, reduces inflammation, acts as anti-hepatotoxic, anti-proliferative, anti-mutagenic, anti-asthmatic and anti-diabetic agent; analgesic, anhidrotic, antibacterial, antidepressant, antidiarrheal, antifatigue, antihyperglycemic, antihypertensive, antioxidant, antiseptic, antituberculotic, antitussive, aphrodisiac (stimulates semen production), astringent, cardiotonic, choleretic, circulatory stimulant, CNS stimulant, demulcent, expectorant, hepatic, immunostimulant, improves endurance, improves mental and physical performance, kidney alterative, liver protecting, sedative, urogenital tonic, uterine stimulant, vasodilator. 

 
Fields of application:   amnesia, anxiety, asthma, cancer, chronic diarrhea, cough, diabetes mellitus, difficulty breathing, dropsy, dysentery, excessive perspiration, excessive thirst, headache, heart palpitation, hyperglycemia, hypertension, impotence, indigestion, infertility, insomnia, nervous exhaustion, neuralgia, neurasthenia, night sweats, nocturnal emission, nonicteric hepatitis, polyuria, premature ejaculation, seminal emissions, spermatorrhea, stridor, tuberculosis, chronic cough and asthma, irritability, insomnia, dreamful sleep and forgetfulness.