Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (North Wu Wei Zi), Magnoliaceae, dried ripe fruits; Dao-di Changbai Mountain, Northeast China (Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang); the only herb with all five flavors tonifying all five organs.
Oily yellow to viscous deep reddish-amber liquid; free-flowing to viscous at RT; clarified, no sediment or moisture; color deepens with CO2 extraction and age.