Wu Wei Zi
五味子 wǔ wèi zǐ, "five-flavored seed"

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Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet , Sour		Dosage: 3-6g

	Cautions: Contraindicated where an exterior disorder has not been cleared, or there is heart from excess in the interior, or in the early stages of a cough or rash. This herb may occasionally cause heartburn. See Toxicity.		Meridians: Lung , Heart , Kidney
	Preparation: To use with tonifying herbs, it should be prepared; to use with cough [-treating] herbs, it should be raw.		Quality: Consists of large fruit with thick, purplish red, fleshy, and oily pulp, and an intense aroma.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (28) dū qì wān (Capital Qi Pill) jiā jiǎn shēng mài sǎn (Modified Generate the Pulse Powder) li shī qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Master Li's Decoction to clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi) bā wèi dì huáng wán (Eight-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) bā xīan cháng shōu wán (Eight Immortal Pill for Longevity) bǔ fèi tāng (Tonify the Lungs Decoction) dà dìng fēng zhū (Major Arrest Wind Pearl) dì huáng yǐn zǐ (Rehmannia Decoction) ěr lóng zǔo cí wán (Pill for Deafness that is Kind to the Left (Kidney)) fú tù dān (Poria and Cuscuta Special Pill) gù yīn jiān (Stabilize the Yin Decoction) guì líng wǔ wèi gān cǎo tāng (Cinnamon Twig, Poria, Schisandra and Licorice Decoction) jiā wèi sì wù tāng (Augmented Four Substance Decoction) jǐu xiān sǎn (Nine-Immortal Powder) lìng gān wǔ wèi jiāng xīn tāng (Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, Ginger and Asarum Decoction) míng mù dì huáng wán (Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia) rén shēn yǎng yíng tāng (Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) shè gān má huáng tāng (Belamcanda and Ephedra Decoction) shēng mài sǎn (Generate the Pulse powder) shí bǔ wán (Ten-Tonic Pill) shí hú yè guāng wán (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision) shí wèi wēn dǎn tāng (Ten-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) sì shén wán (Four-Miracle Pill) tù sī zǐ wán (Cuscuta Seed Pill) xiǎo qīng lóng jiā shí gāo tāng (Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction plus Gypsum) xiǎo qīng lóng tāng (Minor Blue-green Dragon Decoction) yǎng xīn tāng (Nourish the Heart Decoction) yù yè tāng (Jade Fluid Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Schizandrae Fructus

Botanical:

Japanese: gomishi

Korean: omija

Common: schisandra fruit

Temperature: Warm

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