SCHISANDRE FRUIT EXTRACT

Schisandre Fruit Extract, also spelled Schizandra, is revered for its ability to promote energy, vitality, and life. It is one of the primary herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. Our Organic Schisandra Berry Powder is the purest, highest quality, US grown schisandra available anywhere - freeze dried for maximum nutrient retention. Experience the absolute best.

This unusual berry holds a top spot in Traditional Chinese Medicine for its superior medicinal benefits, where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs. They are most often used in dried form, and boiled to make a tea. Medicinally it is used as a tonic and restorative adaptogen with notable clinically documented liver protecting effects. The primary hepatoprotective (liver protecting) and immuno-modulating constituents are the lignans schizandrin, deoxyschizandrin, gomisins, and pregomisin, which are found in the seeds of the fruit.

In China, Schisandra is also used to increase "the water of the genitals," referring to its use in nourishing sexual fluids. It is also said to "calm the heart and quiet the spirit." Long term use is said to help to beautify the skin. Schisandra is also said to build wei chi, the defense energy of the body, so one is better able to resist infection. Schisandra is listed among China's most important herbs, and Chinese herbal medicine described Schisandra as a high-grade herbal drug useful for a wide variety of medical conditions - especially as a kidney tonic and lung astringent. Chinese herbalists still use Schisandra for coughs, night sweats, insomnia, thirst and physical exhaustion.

Schisandra is currently popular worldwide as a tonic, and in Asia, it is used as a food source. Schisandra Berry helps the body adapt to stress and nourishes the nervous system. Modern Chinese research suggests that lignins in Schisandra regenerate liver tissue damaged by harmful influences such as viralhepatitis and alcohol. Lignins are thought to lower blood levels of serum glutamic pyruvic trans-aminase (SGPT), a marker for infective hepatitis and other liver disorders. Schisandra fruit may also have an adaptogenic action, much like the herb Ginseng (Panax).

Schizandra has gained popularity by providing an alternative to caffeine. According to the book "Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer" by Donald Yance, Yance states that the schizandra berry activates the nervous system without the jittery side effect of caffeine. Schizandra has an adaptogenic quality, which means it can restore energy balance to the body. As reported by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, schizandra induced sleep in some mice and reduced sleep in others.

Laboratory work suggests that Schisandra may improve work performance, build strength and help to reduce fatigue. It is also used as a mild sedative. Using the berries internally is thought to help the body to better utilize oxygen, thereby improving human endurance. In China, a few berries are chewed daily for one hundred days in a row as a tonic to improve co-ordination and concentration. In the treatment of hepatitis, Schisandra has demonstrated a 76% success rate without harmful side effects. The primary chemical constituents of this herb include sesquicarene, lignins (schizandrin, deoxyschizandrin, gomisin), schizoandrol, citral, phytosterols (stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol), vitamins C and E, essential oils and numerous acids.