Product Type: Dry Extract

Manufacturing data

 

Product name	Schisandra Extract Powder
Botanical source	Schisandra Chinensis Baill	Part Used	Fruit
Manufacturing date		Batch quantity	500kg
Batch number		Solvent	Ethanol/Water
Original	China	Extract ratio	12-13 : 1

 

Assay data

 

Schisandrins                               9%min. HPLC                               9.16%

 

Quality data

 

Identification	Standardization	Test method	Result
Aspect	Fine powder	Visual	Complied
Color	Yellowish brown	Visual	Complied
Odor & taste	Characteristic odor and bitter taste	Organoleptic	Complied
Mesh size	NTL 95% through 80 meshes	80 mesh	Complied
Loss on drying	5.0% max.	5g /105 °C /5hrs	3.15%
Heavy metals	10ppm max.	Colorimetry	Complied
Lead(Pb)	3ppm max.	AAS	Complied
Arsenic(As)	2ppm max.	AAS	Complied

 

 

 

Schisandra Extract Powder

 

      Botanical Names      

Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baillon

 

      Common Names      

Schisandra , schizandra , gomishi , hoku-gomishi , kita-gomishi (Japanese), wu-wei-zu (5 taste fruit), ji-chu or hoy tsi (Chinese), omiza (Korean), Maximowich's red grape , Limonnik (Russian)

 

      History      

Schisandra is one of the many traditional Chinese herbs recommended for coughs and various nonspecific pulmonary diseases. It has been studied extensively in Chinese and Japanese literature. Schisandra has been used for healing purposes for over 2,000 years. It is often used as an ethanolic tincture. The Chinese name for the plant, wu-wei-zu, means “5 taste fruit” and is associated with sweet, sour, bitter, astringent, and salty flavors. Salty and sour tastes were believed to have effects on the Liver and testicles, while the bitter and astringent properties were beneficial to the heart and lungs. The sweet component had effects on the stomach.

 

      Traditional Use      

A classical treatise on Chinese Herbal medicine, Shen Nung Pen Tsao Ching, describes schisandra as a high-grade herbal drug useful for a wide variety of medical conditions—especially as a kidney tonic and lung astringent. In addition, other textbooks on Traditional Chinese Medicine note that schisandra is useful for coughs , night sweats, insomnia , thirst, and physical exhaustion. Adaptogenic herbs, like schisandra, have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to improve the ability of the body to respond to stress.

Schisandra has been used as a tonic and restorative, as well as for liver protection, nervous system effects, respiratory treatment, and GI therapy. However, there are limited clinical trials to support these uses.

 

      Active Constituents      

The major constituents in schisandra are lignans (schizandrin, deoxyschizandrin, gomisins, and pregomisin) found in the seeds of the fruit. Modern Chinese research suggests these lignans have a protective effect on the liver and an immunomodulating effect. Two human trials completed in China (one double-blind and the other preliminary) have shown that schisandra may help people with chronic viral hepatitis . Schisandra lignans appear to protect the liver by activating the enzymes in liver cells that produce glutathione , an important antioxidant substance.

Schisandra fruit may also have an adaptogenic action, much like the herb Asian Ginseng , but with weaker effects. Laboratory work suggests that schisandra may improve work performance, build strength, and help to reduce fatigue.

 

 

 

 

HPLC fingerprint of North Schisandra Extract

 

 

 

HPLC fingerprint of South Schisandra Extract

 

 

 

      Suggestion Dosage      

 

Take dried schisandra fruit 1.5–15 grams per day. For standardized schisandra extract powder with schisandrins 1.0-9.0%HPLC, 200-800mg per day will be helpful for liver health.

 

 

 

      Contraindications      

 

Contraindications have not been identified