Schisandra chinensis is irregular spherical or oblate with a diameter of 5 ~ 8 mm. The surface is red, purplish red or dark red, shriveled, oily, and the pulp is soft. Some surfaces are dark red or appear "hoarfrost". Seed1~ 2, kidney-shaped, with brown and shiny surface and thin and brittle seed coat. The flesh is slightly gassy and sour; After the seeds are broken, they are fragrant, pungent and slightly bitter. The main producing areas of Schisandra chinensis are Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and Shanxi.

Schisandra chinensis has smaller grains. The surface is brownish red to dark brown, dry and shriveled, and the pulp often clings to the seeds. Perennial deciduous vines. Branchlets are grayish brown with obvious lenticels. Leaves alternate, broadly elliptic or obovate. 5- 10cm long and 2-5cm wide, with acute or tapering apex and fine teeth at the edge; Petiole is pale pink. Flowers unisexual, born in leaf axils, pedicels slender and soft; Tepals 6-9, milky white or pink, fragrant; Male stamens 5; Pistil is oval, carpels 17-40 and imbricate arranged on receptacle. When the fruit is ripe, it is a spike-shaped aggregate fruit. Berries are spherical, fleshy and crimson when ripe. The flowering period is May-June and the fruiting period is July-September. Born in semi-humid ravines and bushes. Location: Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin. Schisandra chinensis is produced in the Yangtze River valley and southwest China.