Show 275: Schisandra

This week, we discuss the medicinal and edible uses of the Schisandra family. These plants are extremely important to Asian herbal medicine and have edible berries that are considered to be one of the most delicious foods known to man. One variety is native to my region but has no documented medicinal or edible use..... I will have to experiment with it this year and hope I survive!

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Speaking of edibility tests and plants that end in "-sandra", do you know much about pachysandra or have written about it, either the Appalachian or Japanese sort?

They are a plant I have done an edibility test on too. They taste horrible if you chow down on them like I do--they might make a good culinary herb in smaller amounts! A bitter aromatic sort of taste... but I have so far found them entirely benign and they helped me with some health issues I have had. Scientifically speaking there is evidence for their use in cancer treatments too. But for the most part I have seen very little written on their uses.

M Ljin wrote:Speaking of edibility tests and plants that end in "-sandra", do you know much about pachysandra or have written about it, either the Appalachian or Japanese sort?

They are a plant I have done an edibility test on too. They taste horrible if you chow down on them like I do--they might make a good culinary herb in smaller amounts! A bitter aromatic sort of taste... but I have so far found them entirely benign and they helped me with some health issues I have had. Scientifically speaking there is evidence for their use in cancer treatments too. But for the most part I have seen very little written on their uses.

I have not, but I will look into them - thanks!