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Liver Strength!


Containing all five flavors: sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy, the Schisandra Chinensis is often referred to as literally the “northern five flavor berry”.  Many years ago it was discovered to contain restorative properties and became one of the fifty fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. These tonic providing berries are most often dried, then […]

How’s Your Liver?


The long established, clinically documented, liver protecting berries of the schizandra chinensis, are actually considered to be one of the fifty fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.  It’s Chinese name literally means “northern five flavor berry” due to the fact that these berries are salty, sweet, spicy, sour and bitter. That’s right, these berries posses […]