Chinese: wu wei zi
English: schisandra berry
Pharmaceutical: Schisandrae Fructus
Properties: Sour, sweet, astringent, warm
Standard Species: Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.
Schisandra chinensis – Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Formulas Containing Gomishi:
shoseiryuto 小青竜湯 Xiao Qing Long Tang Minor Bluegreen Dragon Formula