Wholesale Organic Schisandra

Schisandra, also known as Chinese Schisandra and Chinese Mongolavine, is a climbing species of flowering vine that is specific to northern China, Siberia, Russia, Korea, and Scandinavia. What is schisandra berry? This member of the magnolia family produces schisandra berries that are harvested as food and tea flavorings, syrups, and other beverages. In China Schisandra is regarded as the “quintessence of Chinese tonic herbs.” The Chinese also call the plant Wu Wei Zi, meaning “five fruit flavors” because Schisandra berries invoke all five elements of taste perception -- salty, sweet, sour, pungent, and bitter. As such the schisandra berry is also associated with the five elemental properties of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.