Fructus Schisandrae

Intestine-Astringing and Diarrhea-Checking Herbs

Wu Wei Zi

Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit 五味子 Fructus Schisandrae

NamingWu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Wu Wei ZiOriginThe ripe fruits of perennial plant of either Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill or Schisandra sphenanthera Rend. et Wills, perennial herb of family Magnoliaceae. The former is called B

Intestine-Astringing and Diarrhea-Checking Herbs

五味子

Wu Wei Zi Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit Fructus Schisandrae

NamingWu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 五味子OriginThe ripe fruits of perennial plant of either Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill or Schisandra sphenanthera Rend. et Wills, perennial herb of family Magnoliaceae. The former is called Bei Wu