If you want to ennoble and beautifully plant your garden or summer cottage, you should take a closer look at Schisandra chinensis (Far East), a deciduous vine with a delicate "lemon" aroma. Its curly stems gracefully braid the supports, trunks, branches of nearby trees. The leaves of lemongrass on pink or red petioles are light green in color and reach a length of 20 cm. Liana blooms in the last decade of May with small white (or pinkish) flowers, similar to bells.
By September, red, spherical berries with an acidic taste are ripening on lemongrass. From one plant a year, up to 2-3 kg of fruits are harvested. On the whole, lemongrass feels rather well and bears fruit normally in the climatic conditions of
central Russia. Having grown such a plant, you can not only ennoble your garden, but also get valuable berries that can be used for medicinal purposes.
Schisandra Far East. Useful properties of the plant
This plant is endowed with a whole complex of useful substances: ascorbic, malic and citric acids, tannins, essential oils, as well as a large number of vitamins, including C and E. Since ancient times, the peoples of the Far East have known the healing properties of magnolia vine - its stems and leaves were steamed and brewed in tea. Such a drink had an excellent tonic effect. Juicy, sour berries with a tarry flavor have also been used as a powerful medicine that stimulates the nervous system. Far Eastern schisandra is still used for depression, asthenic state, lethargy, fatigue, drowsiness and hypotension.
On the basis of this plant, various preparations are made that improve working capacity and increase visual acuity. Lemongrass
extract is also used for skin and hair care as a stimulator of metabolic processes. It makes hair strong and strong and creates protection from the harmful effects of the environment. At home, lemongrass is used in the form of vodka or alcohol tincture, they use dried seeds and berries, and they also harvest it in grated form with sugar. By taking Far Eastern lemongrass, you will strengthen your immunity, remove accumulated fatigue and increase your working capacity. Drugs based on this plant are not recommended for hypertensive patients, as well as for angina pectoris.
Schisandra Far East: growing
For this plant, it is desirable to choose a bright, calm place. Schisandra prefers fertile, loose soil, not swampy, but with sufficient moisture. Adult lemongrasses are quite unpretentious, do not require special care and shelter for the winter in the middle of Russia. They are almost not affected by pests, and they are almost not exposed to diseases. Young lemongrasses are usually planted along the hedge, maintaining a distance of 1.5-2 m. For the seedlings, a pit is prepared with a depth of about 40 cm, drainage (from broken brick) is placed on its bottom and a fertile substrate is placed on top. Schisandra seedling is placed in a pit, sprinkled with soil and watered. When planting, you must immediately provide the liana with a support, which it will wrap around. They feed the plant three times a season: in the early spring they fertilize it with ash, before flowering with potassium salt, urea and double superphosphate, and after collecting the fruit with superphosphate.