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Schisandra Berry (Schisandra chinensis) AHP

By Roy Upton, Ed.

Year: 1999 Language: English
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American Herbal Pharmacopoeia monograph on Schisandra berry (Schisandra chinensis / wuweizi), covering identity, quality control, and therapeutic uses.

The American Herbal Pharmacopoeia monograph on Schisandra berry (Schisandra chinensis, wuweizi 五味子) covers this important adaptogenic fruit of Chinese medicine known as the “five-flavor berry.” Includes standards of identity, analytical methods, quality control, and therapeutic applications as a liver protectant and adaptogen.

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