Schisandra plant
Schisandra plant (Schisandra
chinensis) is a hardy, deciduous vine native to East Asia. It thrives in
almost all soil conditions and is very tolerant to shade. The vine can
reach 15 to 25 feet in length, flowering in April and May and producing
many clusters of bright red berries in the fall.
Schisandra extracts
Extracts from the fruits (seeds) of Schisandra chinensis L. are one of the
components of medicinal preparations designed for the treatment of cardiovascular
diseases, liver diseases, diseases of the central nervous system related to the old age,
as a supplement in the treatment of neoplasms, diabetes, etc. They are also used for the
production of nutraceuticals (soft drinks and health foods), preparations for oral hygiene
and for the care for the skin and hair.
Schisandra chinensis, originally a Japanese-Manchurian endemite, yields a vegetable drug (Schisandrae fructus) with a number of very utilizable therapeutic effects. Studies indicate schisandra has hepatoprotective, adaptogenic, and antioxidative capabilities. It is obvious that a very positive therapeutic effect based on the use of a complex mixture of its principal constituents because their biological effects are complementary and potentiate each other. At the same time, some lignans (e.g. gomisin A, gomisin N) are interesting as new prospective medicines.
You can purchase
Schisandra
supplement at Physician Formulas.
Components of Schisandra
Some of the active ingredients in schisandra
herb include
dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans, schizandrin, wuweizisu A, B, C;wuweizichun
A, B; wuweizi ester and schisanhenol.
Properties of Schisandra
Antioxidant and liver protection -- Previous
studies in our laboratory have demonstrated the effect of Schisandrin B (Sch B), an active
ingredient of the fruit of
schisandra chinensis, on enhancing the hepatic glutathione
antioxidant system in mice, as evidenced by the hepatoprotection against carbon
tetrachloride (CCl4) toxicity. Our results strongly suggest that the mechanism of
hepatoprotection afforded by Sch B treatment may involve the enhancement of mitochondrial
glutathione redox status.
Protection of brain cells--Dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans from Schisandra
chinensis may possess therapeutic potential against oxidative neuronal damage
induced by excitotoxins.
Schisandra Supplier
Now here comes the best harvest season for Schisandra Fruit (Schisandra
chinensis). Unfortunately, due to frost and poor climate condition, the output
of new crop this year is reduced largely, but the buyers’ demand from Chinese
and international markets are increasing everyday. Under this situation, the new
crop’s market price has been a lot increased since harvest began. Good quality
schisandra fruit is getting less and less with the demand increased. Herbasin
know this situation well because we're located in the main producing areas of
schisandra fruit. We feel responsiveness to keep you up to date of the latest
situation, and hope this letter could be of help for you to make purchasing plan
or budget for next year around properly. If you do need schisandra fruit in high
quality, please do not hesitate to make decision early. No sooner than later
you’ll find it’s hard to get high quality of schisandra fruit even you’d like to
pay more for this special fruit. Please feel free to contact me if we can
help on this fruit. We're glad to offer you the best quality schisandra fruit
and other herbs with the most competitive price. Herbasin ( Shenyang ) Co., Ltd.
-PIC GMP Certified Chinese Herbs- No.35, The Youth Street Shenyang 110014, P.R.
China
Schisandra questions
Q. I was recently diagnosed with a condition called birdshot choroidopathy. I
was advised to take the herb Shisandra, and I was wondering if it is ok to take
the eyesight RX formula at the same time, or is there already shisandra in that
formula.
A. There is no schisandra in the Eyesight Rx formula, but depending
on the dose of the shisandra, we suggest using Eyesight Rx every other day or
every third day and to have approval by your doctor.
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