Tag Archives of : liver tonic

Still The Best!


Well sometimes when we’re searching for the answer to a new health challenge or condition that somehow has developed, we find ourselves wondering if anyone really knows what we should do.  It’s at times like these that I actually go into my research material and see what the origins of the condition was when it […]

Used For Centuries


It’s truly amazing the amount of uses from so many different herbs have been discovered and developed over the years.  Today, while I’m looking into the traditional Chinese medicinal herb, Schisandra chinensis, well known as the five flavor berry of the north, I have to say I’m very impressed by the numerous reasons it’s been […]

A Fundamental Herb


Approximately eight meters in length and producing a circular shaped, red colored fruit, Schisandra chinesis is simply a woodsy deciduous climbing vine.  It is called Gomishi in Japan, and called Wuweizi in it’s native Northern China where it’s fruit is commonly referred to as the five flavored berry.  It is said the skin and the […]

Healthy Chinese Wine


Native of Northern China, schisandra chinensis, commonly known as the schizandra berry or “five flavor berry”, has multiple uses in terms human bodily health.  It is one of the fifty fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine and nicknamed the “five flavor berry” because is has all of the basic flavors including spicy, sweet, bitter, salty […]

Strength Of Resistance!


For hunting and gathering tribes in ancient China, Schizandra chinensis was considered a staple food.  This creeping, red berried vine is native to Northern China and eventually became a traditional medicinal herb called wu-wei-tzu. It was primarily used for dry cough, asthma, night sweats and chronic diarrhea.  Schizandra also became known as a tonic for […]