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Schisandra berries.
A friend sent me some dried schisandra berries.
He's growing Schisandra chinensis and a lot of other interesting plants in his garden, and likes to send me dried things -- like these.
These berries are red. The ones I've seen were white, but perhaps those were unripe?
Boyo for the taste. First it tastes of pine, then it's overwhelmingly sour, then you get the bitters, and a few minutes down the line there's just the piny taste left.
"The five-flavored berry", eh? The Chinese are a bit silly with their need to get every count up to five. Sour, bitter, pungent, check, but I don't taste sweet nor salt in this.
Of course, now that I've eaten a berry or two, and can continue to eat a few a day for months on end (thanks Esa!), I'll live forever, at least if I am to believe what's written about schisandra on the net.
How sad, then, that I don't believe the hype, eh?
Comments
yeah, I've been sceptical
yeah, I've been sceptical about that "live forever" claim since way back in the mid 1500's when I was forst introduced to schizandra...
I bow to your gray hairs, o
I bow to your gray hairs, o venerable one.
I expect you hail from China then?
I am trying to find
I am trying to find schizandra seeds, berries fresh or dried. I've been searching the web and can't find it anywhere.
Thanks.
Why not try herbal seed
Why not try herbal seed houses? They actually carry seeds. Try, for instance, a search for richters schisandra. Who knows, you might get lucky.
Look for it under its
Look for it under its scientific name or "magnolia vine."