The fruit is used as food and also to make medicine. Schisandra is used as an "adaptogen" for increasing resistance to disease and stress, increasing energy, and increasing physical performance and endurance. It is also used for treating liver disease (hepatitis) and protecting the liver from poisons.
敛肺，滋肾，生津，收汗，涩精。
治肺虚喘咳，口干作渴，自汗，盗汗，劳伤羸瘦，梦遗滑精，久泻久痢。
(1)敛肺止咳：用于肺肾两虚之虚咳、气喘，常与补肾药合用。
(2)涩精止泻：用于遗精、久泻。
治遗精常配桑螵蛸、煅龙骨;治久泻常配肉豆蔻、芡实。
(3)生津敛汗：用于阴液不足之口干渴、盗汗，常配麦冬、生牡蛎。
(4)凡一切气血耗散之休克、虚脱，皆可配补药用之
