Schisandra is used against coughs, asthma and chronic diarrhoea. It is used as an adaptogen for increasing resistance to disease and stress, increasing energy, and increasing physical performance and endurance. Other uses include for impotence, physical exhaustion, excessive urination, depression, irritability, and memory loss.Schisandra is also used for improving vision, boosting muscular activity, improving cellular energy, for hepatitis, liver protection, preventing premature aging, increasing lifespan, for premenstrual syndrome (PMS), stimulating the immune system, speeding recovery after surgery, protecting against radiation, counteracting the effects of sugar, preventing motion sickness, normalizing blood sugar and blood pressure, reducing high cholesterol, preventing infection, improving adrenal health, and energizing RNA-DNA to rebuild cells. Native to Northern China, Schizandra is a creeping vine with small red berries. It is an astringent and demulcent with adaptogenic and immune-enhancing properties similar to ginseng. It is considered to balance all body systems.
