Schisandra (Gomishi)
Schisandra chinensis
About Schisandra (Gomishi)
Schisandra (Gomishi) (Schisandra chinensis) is a herb used in the Kampo / Japanese 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