Can Schisandra be eaten raw?

As we all know, Schisandra chinensis is a common Chinese medicine that can treat many diseases. After eating Schisandra chinensis, it not only has the function of health care, but also can treat many diseases. Schisandra chinensis is a very popular thing in normal times. Schisandra chinensis is actually a common fruit. However, in life, you may not know whether Schisandra chinensis can be eaten when it is raw.

Can Schisandra be eaten raw?

After Schisandra chinensis is cleaned, it can be eaten directly.

How to eat fresh Schisandra chinensis?

Schisandra chinensis is the fruit of the plant Schisandra chinensis or Schisandra chinensis of the Schisandraceae family. Schisandra chinensis can be used raw, fried, roasted or steamed in clinical practice. For nourishing purposes, they are mostly roasted; for therapeutic purposes, they are mostly used raw.

Although Schisandra chinensis has five flavors, sour is the main one. The "Newly Revised Materia Medica" of the Tang Dynasty records: "The skin and flesh of Schisandra chinensis are sweet and sour, the core is bitter and spicy, and all have salty taste." This means that it has five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty, so it is called "Schisandra chinensis".

Schisandra chinensis is a delicious fruit that can be washed and eaten raw; it is also an excellent Chinese medicinal material and can be made into dried Schisandra chinensis. In addition to being sold as Chinese herbal medicines in pharmacies across the country, it is also used in various types of foods and health foods. Such as beverages, health wine, seasonings, candied fruits, preserved fruits, etc.

The schisandra chinensis is washed, soaked to swell, then boiled, filtered, and concentrated to make schisandra chinensis extract. The schisandra chinensis juice made in this way is sweetened by adding rock sugar and honey, and other fruit juices and yogurt are added to adjust the flavor. Even ferrous gluconate can be added to strengthen iron supplementation. You can also add schisandra juice when making tea or coffee to make schisandra tea or schisandra coffee.

Put the clean Schisandra chinensis into a glass container with a stopper lid, add a proper amount of wine (usually low-alcohol white wine or yellow wine), and prepare it in a ratio of 1:5 to 1:10 according to the amount of water absorbed by the medicinal material. Seal and soak it, shake it once a day or every other day, and filter it with gauze after 14 to 20 days. To correct the taste, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar or white sugar. The medicinal residue can be soaked in wine 1 to 2 times. It is generally recommended to take it warm before meals and drink the appropriate amount each time. It can treat neurosis such as insomnia, dizziness, palpitations, forgetfulness, fatigue, irritability, etc.

Put fresh Schisandra fruits into a large vat and bury it in a cellar. After 5 years of long fermentation, it becomes Schisandra honey with five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty. It tastes sweet and sour and is very delicious. It can be eaten directly, made into tea, or used as a medicinal food in a variety of ways. It is said that local elderly people on Jeju Island in South Korea rely on eating Schisandra chinensis to replenish qi and blood, strengthen muscles and bones, and prolong life.