Wuweizi Dosage

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Hi Yehuda & All,

 

> Dear colleagues, Can anyone tell me why the maximum recommended dosage

> for Wu Wei Zi is only 6g.  It is such a such a wonderful  yin, jing and

> shen nourishing herb-- I would think in cases of severe vacuity that

> larger doses should be considered. Yehuda

 

My notes on Wuweizi from WWW are:

 

Pinyin Name: Wuweizi; Wuwei; Beiwuwei; Beiwuweizi (northern magnolia

vine Fr; glossy; mildly fragrant; Acrid; Bitter~ faintly); Nanwuweizi

(southern magnolia vine Fr); Wurenchun

 

Latin Name: Fr Schizandrae Chinensis / Sinensis / sphenantherae

 

English Name: Schizandra Fr / Berry, Chinese Magnoliavine Fr

 

Hb Class: Astringe**~ Astringe Surface~ Ease Sweat;

 

Active agents: has Schizandrin; gamma-schizandrine; depending on

patient's fluids balance, both Wuweizi (Bei) & Wuweizi (Nan) Astringe

in Fluids Excess / Moisten in Fluids Xu; Schizandrin is LV Protector

 

Nature: Warm; all 5 Tastes esp Sweet-Sour

 

Channels: LU; HT; KI

 

Dose: As Dec: 1.5-9g / d; up to 30-60g for single use; Pound Fr for

SOUP; 1.5-3g / d to Astringe LU / Ease Cough; 6-9g / d to Tone Yin;

Powder: 3-9g TID

 

Actions: Antioxidant effect: Hypericum > Wujiapi > Hongjingtian >

Yimucao > Aralia mandshurica > Valeriana > Echinopanax > Wuweizi >

Renshen;

 

(1) Tone LU; Tone KI; Astringe LU; Astringe LU Qi Leakage; Ease

Cough; Antidyspnoea;

 

(2) Tone SP; Warm / Tone KI; Astringe SJL**; Astringe SI-LI /

Astringe Diarrhoea; Astringe KI Jing (sperm); Astringe Urine in urine

incontinence; Antioxidant / Antiageing;

 

(3) Tone Qi; Tone Yin; Engender Fluids; Demulcent; Ease Thirst;

Astringe Sweat; Activate HT Xue (Vascular Aid); Tone HT; Calm HT;

Calm Shen; Antidiabetes;

 

(4) Adaptogen / Antistress; CNS Tonic; Tonic~ Tone Qi; Stimulant~

Boost Energy / Warm Body; Boost Stamina / endurance / Physical

Strength / Performance; increase swimming time;

 

(5) Boost Metabolism; Clear Toxin;LV Protector; Activate Xue;

 

(6) Also: Astringe, Astringe Qi; Uterus~ Tonic; Antimicrobial;

Bacteriostat~ Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staph aureus, Flexner's B, B

typhi; Boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis; Antiulcer; Immunsuppressant;

Antiallergy~ skin disorder;

 

Clinical uses: (1) LU DysFx; LU Xu & KI Xu Qi w cough / cough~

chronic / dyspnoea / asthma esp w Ki not Grasping LU Qi; Xu esp + KI

Xu / LU Damp / Phlegm + cough~ persistent; asthma; LU Xu / LU Cold /

both LU Xu + KI Xu + cough, dyspnoea;

 

(2) SP Xu Cold; KI Xu Cold / KI Xu + enuresis; pollakisuria / profuse

/ excessive; diarrhoea~ chronic, diarrhoea~ before dawn / Cock Crow,

leucorrhagia, spermatorrhoea, emission~ seminal~ night;

 

(3) SJ DysFx; Qi Xu / Fluids Impairment / HT Xu + palpitation,

insomnia, dreaminess; Yang Xu / Yin Xu w hyperhidrosis (sweat~

spontaneous / sweat~ night); thirst, diabetes; fatigue, panting;

Sweat~ profuse (menopause; etc); P: feeble;

 

(4) stress; CNS depression, fatique, tiredness; Cold sensations,

weakness;

 

(5) Wuweizi Powder in LV Toxicity / hypometabolism / hepatitis~

chronic w high serum transaminase (SGOT / SGPT)

 

Combinations: Wuweizi + Renshen, Maidong (Ophiopogon Powder for

Restoring Pulse Beat) in Qixu / Fluids Xu + fatigue, panting,

palpitation, Hyperhidrosis (sweat~ spontaneous / sweat~ night),

thirst, diabetes (but no use in alloxan diabetes)

 

CAUTIONS: may cause rare cases of appetite suppression, ST upset,

urticaria (rash w itch); can Boost IFN; CI: w IFN Tx; CAUTION in Heat

Shi / w Surface EPF Attack;

 

Best regards,