Schisandra (Shandas)
Schisandra chinensis
About Schisandra (Shandas)
Schisandra (Shandas) (Schisandra chinensis) is a herb used in the Mongolian Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Fatigue, Liver Support, Stress, and Memory. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Schisandra chinensis (common name: magnolia-vine, Chinese magnolia-vine, schisandra), whose fruit is called magnolia berry or five-flavor-fruit, (from Chinese wǔ wèi zi) is a deciduous woody vine native to forests of Northern China and the Russian Far East. It is hardy in USDA Zone 4. The plant likes some shade with moist, well-drained soil. The species itself is dioecious, thus flowers on a female plant will only produce fruit when fertilized with pollen from a male plant....
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist