Schisandra chinensis, Five flavor berry - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Five flavor berry, Wu wei zi

Botanical name & synonyms: Schisandra chinensis, Kadsura chinensis, Maximowiczia amurensis, Maximowiczia chinensis, Maximowiczia japonica, Maximowiczia sinensis, Polycarpa maximowiczii, Schisandra chinensis var. leucocarpa, Schisandra viridicarpa, Schizandra chinensis, Sphaerostema japonicum

Family: (Schisandraceae)

• native to North-East-China
  

• perennial, deciduous climper
  

• 200 to 800cm
  

• culinary, medicinal plant
  

• winterhardy