schizandra
/skɪtˈsandrə
/noun [mass noun]
A Chinese herb whose berries are credited with various stimulant or medicinal properties.
- Schisandra chinensis, family Schisandraceae.
- In the absence of cough during the summer months (with of course spleen qi and yin deficiency): add ginseng with schizandra and ophiopogon in equal amounts to rescue the lungs from fire evils.
- Herbs to calm the heart and sedate the spirit and for uprising qi include: oyster shell, dragon bone, magnetite, tortoise shell, fu shen, polygala, zizyphus spinoza, uncaria and schizandra.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin Schisandra, formed as schizo- + Greek andr-, anēr man, on account of the divided stamens.
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