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This article is for informational purposes only. The current coronavirus outbreak is an ongoing event and certain details may change as new information comes to light. No effective or FDA-approved products are currently available for the treatment of the new coronavirus (also known as SARS-CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV), although research is still ongoing.<\/em><\/p>\n Schisandra, also referred to as Schizandra or Schisandra chinensis,<\/em> comes from a vine native to China and parts of Russia. Its berry is used as a form of traditional Chinese medicine.<\/p>\n The fruit is also known as the Five Flavor Berry because its taste captures the five major favors \u2013 sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and spicy [R<\/a>].<\/p>\n In a pilot trial on 50 people with chronic hepatitis C, an oral combination of antioxidants including schisandra <\/a>reduced viral load, ALT<\/a> levels, and tissue damage in 25-44% of the patients and improved health assessment in 58% [R<\/a>].<\/p>\n Different compounds isolated from the berry inhibited the hepatitis B and C viruses in cell-based studies [R<\/a>, R<\/a>, R<\/a>, R<\/a>, R<\/a>].<\/p>\n In chicken, supplementation with schisandra improved antibody titers against Newcastle disease and lymphocyte<\/a> proliferation [R<\/a>].<\/p>\n In mice with heart muscle inflammation caused by the coxsackievirus B3, a traditional Chinese medicine formula with schisandra (Qishaowuwei) increased survival, restored the CD4+ to CD8+<\/a> T cell balance, and reduced heart tissue damage and viral loads [R<\/a>].<\/p>\n Compounds isolated from different schisandra species were active against the following viruses in test tubes:<\/p>\n In 60 pneumonia patients, a product containing rhodiola<\/a>, schisandra, and Siberian <\/a>ginseng<\/a> (ADAPT-232) reduced the duration of antibiotic treatment and improved quality of life, compared to standard treatment alone [R<\/a>].<\/p>\n In an antibacterial study, lignan-containing schisandra extract inhibited a microbe that causes pneumonia (Chlamydia<\/em> pneumoniae<\/em>) [R<\/a>].<\/p>\n In guinea pigs with cough and lung inflammation caused by cigarette smoke, schisandra extract and several of its compounds (including fruit polysaccharide 1) suppressed cough and reduced the production of pro-inflammatory molecules [R<\/a>, R<\/a>].<\/p>\n Both schisandra extract and its compound schisantherin A reduced lung inflammation and acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mice [R<\/a>, R<\/a>].<\/p>\n The combination of schisandra\u2019s active compound schisandrin B and licorice<\/a>\u2019s glycyrrhizin protected mice from lung tissue scarring caused by a chemotherapeutic drug (bleomycin) [R<\/a>].<\/p>\nViral Infections<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Pneumonia<\/span><\/h3>\n
Lung Damage and Failure<\/span><\/h3>\n
Asthma<\/span><\/h3>\n