Schisandra is the dried ripe fruit of the magnolia family Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. Xi calls it "Northern Schisandra". The fruit is picked when ripe in autumn, dried or steamed and dried in the sun to remove stems and impurities.
Preparation method:
1. Schizandra: Remove impurities and mash when used.
This product is irregular spherical or flattened spherical, with a diameter of 5 to 8 mm. The surface is red, purple or dark red, wrinkled and oily; some surfaces are black red or appear "white frost". The flesh is soft, the seeds are 1 to 2, kidney-shaped, the surface is brownish yellow, shiny, and the seed coat is thin and brittle. The flesh is slight and sour; after the seeds are broken, they have an aroma, and the taste is spicy and slightly bitter.
2. Vinegar Schisandra: Take the net Schisandra, add rice vinegar and mix well, smoulder until thorough, place in a suitable container, steam until black, remove and dry. Mash when used.
This product is shaped like schisandra, the surface is dark black, oily and slightly shiny. It has a vinegar aroma.
3. Honey Schisandra: After diluting the refined honey with an appropriate amount of boiling water, add it to the net Schisandra, mix well until it is thorough, put it in a stir-frying container, fry over low heat until it is non-sticky, take it out, and let it cool. Mash when used.
The color of this product is deepened, slightly shiny, slightly sour and has a sweet taste.
4. Sake Schisandra: Take the pure Schisandra, mix well with rice wine, smoulder until it is thorough, put it in a suitable container, steam until the surface is purple-black or black-brown, take it out, dry. Mash when used.
The surface of this product is purple-brown or black-brown, soft or slightly oily, slightly alcoholic.
Purpose of concoction:
1. Raw taste sour, sweet, temperate. It is longer than the lungs to suppress cough, and the sweat is raw. It is used for coughing and wheezing, body weakness and sweating, thirsty wounds, and can also stop sperm.
2. Vinegar Schisandra, enhance the astringent effect of sour astringency, so vinegar Schisandra astringent essence anti-diarrhea effect is stronger.
3. Wine-made schisandra, which can enhance the warm tonic effect, is mostly used for heart and kidney deficiency, dream slip sperm, palpitations and insomnia.
4. Honey Schizandra, which has a strong effect on the lungs and kidneys, is used for long-term cough and asthma.
Sexual taste and return: sour, sweet, warm. Return to the lungs, heart, kidney meridians.
Functions and Indications:
Astringent and astringent, beneficial to qi and vitality, tonify the kidneys and calm the heart. It is used for long-term coughing and wheezing, dream slip sperm, frequent enuresis and urination, prolonged diarrhea, self-sweating night sweats, tsu wound thirst, internal heat to quench thirst, palpitations and insomnia.
Dosage: 2 ~ 6g.
Storage: Placed in a ventilated and dry place, mildew-proof.