Schisandra chinensis in pear tree

Schisandra chinensis, a specialty of pear tree, is an authentic Chinese herbal medicine mainly produced in Northeast China. It was recorded in Shennong Materia Medica Classic for a long time and listed as the top grade. It is one of 67 traditional bulk medicinal materials in China. It is famous in the domestic and foreign pharmaceutical markets for its large and plump fruit, thick skin, oily, purple color, good luster, high medicinal components and remarkable curative effect. Schisandra chinensis, commonly known as Zanthoxylum bungeanum, weight, medicine Schisandra chinensis, rattan, five plums, etc., is called by ancient medical books as "Qi", "Xuan" and "Hui". It is the fruit of Schisandra chinensis (named fruit of Schisandra chinensis in Latin) of Magnoliaceae. Perennial deciduous vines. The plants are available for viewing, and the fruit is called "Schisandra chinensis" for medicinal purposes. There are wild or cultivated plants in Northeast China and North China. Dalishu, Dandong City, Liaoning Province, has the best quality and is known as "the five flavors of Liao". The Soviet Union, Korea and Japan also produce it. Tang et al.' s "New Materia Medica" contains "five flavors of skin and flesh are sweet and sour, and the core is hard, all of which are salty", so it is named as Schisandra chinensis. There are about 20 species of Schisandra in China. The fruit of Schisandra sphenanthera, which is produced in central China, is also used as medicine, and is called "Southern Schisandra sphenanthera". The largest demonstration base of Schisandra chinensis planting in China was built in Dalishu Village, Fengcheng City, Dandong, where a planting scale of 10,000 mu has been formed, with an annual output of 5,000 tons of fresh fruit.
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