Ingredient Spotlight

Schisandra Fruit / Wu Wei Zi

Why We Love It

Schisandra Fruit, a known adaptogen, is widely used to calm the mind, useful in cases of anxiety and insomnia.

Helps with:

  • Anxiety

  • Detox

  • Brain Function

  • Sleep

  • Energy

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How it heals

In Chinese medicine, Schisandra fruit has wide ranging effects - it calms the mind, tonifies Qi, nourishes the Kidney and Heart organ systems, and collects and retains fluids. It is used for insomnia, excessive sweating from deficiency (like hot flashes), and loose stools from deficiency. 

In Western terms, it has strong antioxidant properties and is known to have anti-anxiety as well as liver, brain, and heart protective effects. It is known to be an adaptogen, helping the body minimize the effects of stress. Studies show that it can also help maintain healthy estrogen levels.

Fun Fact: Known as “the fruit of five tastes” as it contains all of the five main flavors - sweet, bitter, pungent, sour, and salty.

HOW WE USE IT

“Wu Wei Zi is a great choice for balancing stress and energy. It strengthens the body’s stress response, supports mental focus, and promotes restful sleep—all while nurturing the immune system.”

- Lulu Ge, Founder + CEO

What the research says

Proven by 1,809 studies (and counting), doctors of all backgrounds can finally agree on the healing properties of this powerful herb

Given the indispensable role of the mitochondrion in generating cellular energy, the linking of Schisandra berry to the safeguarding of mitochondrial function provides a biochemical explanation for its "Qi-invigorating" action.
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Our findings indicate that SWHP exerts an anxiolytic-like effect in the EPM, LDB and OFT, without affecting locomotor activity, in mice. This work provides evidence that the anxiolytic effect of SWHP appears to be mediated through the monoamine neurotransmitter levels.
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Various studies indicate that both S. chinensis berry preparations and their bioactive individual compounds, especially lignans and polysaccharides, appear to have cardioprotective potential. The available literature indicates both to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-obesity potential.
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The results showed that SA had many pharmacological effects, such as antiinflammation, anticancer, hepatoprotection, antioxidation, neuroprotection, antidiabetes mellitus, and musculoskeletal protection. Among them, NF-κB, Nrf2, MAPK, NLRP3, PI3K/AKT, Wnt, miRNA, P-gp, CYP450, PXR, and other signal transduction pathways are involved.
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