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A Fundamental Herb


Approximately eight meters in length and producing a circular shaped, red colored fruit, Schisandra chinesis is simply a woodsy deciduous climbing vine.  It is called Gomishi in Japan, and called Wuweizi in it’s native Northern China where it’s fruit is commonly referred to as the five flavored berry.  It is said the skin and the […]

Healthy Chinese Wine


Native of Northern China, schisandra chinensis, commonly known as the schizandra berry or “five flavor berry”, has multiple uses in terms human bodily health.  It is one of the fifty fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine and nicknamed the “five flavor berry” because is has all of the basic flavors including spicy, sweet, bitter, salty […]