What is the difference between the five flavors of the south and the five flavors of the north?

First, the distribution range is different.

1. Distribution range of southern five flavors: distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

2. Distribution range of northern five flavors: the distribution is concentrated in the Yellow River Basin.

To the north, it is mainly distributed in Northeast China and North China, including Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Ningxia, Gansu and Shandong, of which Northeast China is the most concentrated area of Schisandra chinensis.

Second, the efficacy is different.

1. The effect of the five flavors of the south: astringent and astringent, invigorating qi and rejuvenating the body, tonifying the kidney and calming the heart.

2. The effect of the five flavors of the north: it has the function of strengthening people's vision and hearing; Promote bile secretion and improve antibacterial ability.

Third, the growth environment is different.

1. Nanwuwei growth environment: born at an altitude of 600-3000 meters above sea level on the side of moist mountains or shrubs.

2. Growth environment of Northern Five Flavors: The annual growth cycle of Schisandra chinensis is affected by different years and regions. The buds swell and begin to germinate in early May. The buds open around May 10th. Late May is the time for leaf development. Strong growth began in early June.

The flower buds appear in mid and late May, the flowers bloom in mid-June, and the fruits ripen around September 15, while in the Mudanjiang area.

The Jiangshan Jiao Forest Farm is better than the small Xing'an Mountains.

The Yichun is 10 to 15 days early, which is directly related to the temperature and activity accumulated temperature in various places.

The differences between Schizandra and Northern Schizandra are:

1. Differences in traits.

The fruit of Schisandra chinensis is irregularly spherical or oblate-shaped, with a diameter of 5 8 mm. The surface is red, purplish red or dark purplish-red, wrinkled, sometimes several sticking together, the skin is soft and fleshy, containing 1 2 seeds. The seeds are kidney-shaped, yellowish-brown on the surface, shiny; The seed coat is hard and brittle, and after peeling, you can see the light brown seed kernel, the endosperm is oily, the embryo is small, and it is not easy to detect.

The peel is slight, the taste is sour, and after the seeds are broken, there is an aroma, and the taste is spicy and slightly bitter. It is better to have red color, large grains, thick meat, oily and shiny.

2. Shape difference.

Schisandra chinensis fruit is irregularly shaped, small, 2 5 mm in diameter; The surface is dark red or brown, the skin is thin and dull, and contains 1 2 seeds. The seeds are kidney-shaped, slightly smaller than the northern Schisandra seeds, with a yellowish-brown surface and slightly granular.

3. Microscopic differences.

Longitudinal section of the fruit of Schisandra chinensis, ** with kidney-shaped seeds. The exocarp is a row of square cells, with 1 oil cell every 3 or 4 cells, rectangular, slightly thicker walls, and contains yellowish oil droplets. The surface of epidermal cells is polygonal, the vertical periphery wall is slightly rosary-like and thickened, the surface has keratin lines, and the oil cells are round, with a diameter of about 50 m.

There are more than 10 layers of mesocarp cells, with thin walls, the inner cells are larger than the outer ones, and there are many vertical and horizontal small ducts scattered in the parenchyma tissue. Endocarp cells in 1 column, square and small, neatly arranged.

4. The difference between the peel and the epidermis.

The epidermal cells of Schisandra chinensis peel are polygonal on the surface with keratin lines; The oil cells are round-like and about 80 m in diameter. The epidermolith cells of the seed coat are about 50 m long and 20 30 m in diameter, the outer wall is thicker than the inner wall, containing brown to black-brown substances, and the wall pores and grooves are small. The subepidermal stone cells of the seed coat are oblong or round-like, with a long diameter of 50 120 m and a short diameter of 50 60 m, with a wall thickness, and obvious wall holes and grooves.

Northern Schisandra is better than Southern Schisandra chinensis.

Schisandra chinensis is irregularly spherical or oblate spherical in shape, 5 8 mm in diameter. The surface is red, purplish red or dark red, wrinkled, oily, and the flesh is soft, and some of the surface is black-red or "hoarfrost". Seeds 1 2, kidney-shaped, brownish-yellow surface, shiny, thin and brittle seed coat.

The flesh is slight, and the taste is sour; After the seeds are broken, they have an aroma and a pungent and slightly bitter taste. The main production areas of Schisandra chinensis are Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi and other places.

Schisandra chinensis grains are smaller. The surface is brownish-red to dark brown, shriveled, shriveled, and the flesh often clings to the seed. Perennial deciduous vine.

The twigs are grayish-brown with distinct pores. The leaves are alternate, broadly elliptic or obovate. 5-10 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, apex acute or acute, margins finely toothed; The petioles are pale pink.

The flowers are unisexual, born in the leaf axils, and the peduncles are slender and soft; tepals 6-9, creamy white or pink, aromatic; stamens of male flowers 5; The pistils are oval, the carpel 17-40, and the shingle is arranged on the receptacle. When ripe, the fruit is spike-shaped and aggregated. The berries are spherical, fleshy, and dark red when cooked.

The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from July to September. Born in semi-shady ravines and bushes. The main products are Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin.

Schisandra chinensis is produced in the Yangtze River basin and southwest China.

Schisandra chinensis is one of the most widely used Chinese herbal medicines, and it is also one of the health tea raw materials advocated by traditional Chinese medicine. Schisandra chinensis is divided into southern schisandra and northern schisandra, so what is the difference between these two types of schisandra? How to identify these two types of Schizandra? Let's take a look at it.

Schisandra chinensis is a commonly used nourishing and strengthening Chinese medicine, which was first found in Shennong's Materia Medica. Listed as the top grade. Its ** is the dried and ripe fruit of the magnolia plant Schisandra chinensis or Central China Schisandra chinensis, the former is commonly known as "Northern Schisandra", and the latter is commonly known as "Southern Schisandra".

Both have historically been used as different ** drugs of the same flavor.

1. Schisandra chinensis is smaller, red, with thinner flesh and poor quality. It is produced in Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sanmenxia, Shanxi, Yunnan and other places in Henan.

2. Schisandra chinensis is purple-red, large-grained, thick-fleshed, oily and shiny. It is mainly produced in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei and other places.

Schisandra chinensis generally has the effect of astringent and astringent, invigorating qi and rejuvenating the body, tonifying the kidney and calming the heart, and is used for symptoms such as long-term cough and asthma, dream slippery essence, enuresis and frequent urination, long-term diarrhea, self-perspiration and night sweats, thirst in the wound, internal heat and thirst, palpitations and insomnia.