Schisandra

Schisandra is a woody vine with numerous clusters of tiny, bright red berries. It is distributed throughout northern and northeast China and the adjacent regions of Russia and Korea. The fully ripe, sun-dried fruit is used medicinally. It is purported to have sour, sweet, salty, hot, and bitter tastes. This unusual combination of flavors is reflected in schisandra’s Chinese name wu-wei-zi, meaning “five taste fruit

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A classical treatise on Chinese herbal medicine, Shen Nung Pen Tsao Ching, describes schisandra as a high-grade herbal drug useful for a wide variety of medical conditions. Adaptogenic herbs, like schisandra, have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to improve the ability of the body’s reaction to environmental stress. The major constituents in schisandra are lignans (schizandrin, deoxyschizandrin, gomisins, and pregomisin) found in the seeds of the fruit. Modern Chinese research suggests these lignans may help to maintain a healthy liver and aid the immune response. Use of schisandra fruit ranges from 1.5–15 grams per day. The tincture, 2–4 ml three times per day, can also be used.