Schisandra chinensis (five flavor fruit) is a fruit-bearing vine. It isn’t typically used as a food, but it has been used for medicinal purposes throughout Asia and Russia for generations. Its ...

Chances are you haven't heard of schisandra. But if you have, you may have heard that it helps with everything from fatigue and stress to heart disease and diabetes. Or it might be just a nice, tasty ...

Schisandra berry is a traditional medicinal fruit rich in lignans and other bioactive compounds that show antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective potential. Current evidence is promising, ...

The Schisandra plant, revered in age-old Chinese medicine, is celebrated for its multitude of health benefits derived from the various elements found in its berries. These benefits range from lowering ...

I’ve got a new tea recommendation for you, and it’s a good one for the holiday season. Schisandra berry (Schisandra chinensis) is a pretty vine, also know as Omija, five-flavored fruit and magnolia ...

In 1973, University of Massachusetts graduate student Tso-chen Chang opened a Chinese restaurant in the town of Amherst, to support himself. To supply the restaurant, he started an organic vegetable ...

Yes, Schizandra is a berry, but don’t think of it as another superfruit like goji or acai. Think strange, exotic, and only used for medicine. The berry of Schisandra chinensis owes its name Wu Wei Zi ...

In the cool mountains of the Upper Yangtze region, Chinese villagers clamber up dogwood and maple trees to gather what Dr. Oz has called a "miracle anti-aging pill." The small, red schisandra berry ...