This species is strongly differentiated and widely distributed. China is distributed from the northernmost Heilongjiang coast to the Wuling Mountains in Guangxi in the south. Born in mixed forests or mixed forests with sufficient moisture.
The fruit is used for medicinal purposes as a strengthening, antipyretic and astringent; it is also a food with high nutritional value. The fruit can be eaten raw, but also can be used to make jam, preserves, canned food, wine and so on. Flowers are a source of nectar, and aromatic oils can also be extracted. This species can be used as an ornamental tree species as well as a fruit tree.
The fruits of schisandra are picked in autumn when they are mature, dried or steamed and dried to remove the stalks and impurities. "Xinxiu Materia Medica" by Tang et al. contains "the five flavors of skin and flesh are sweet and sour, the core is hard, and all have salty taste", so it is named schisandra. Schisandra is divided into south and north. Ancient medical books said it was first listed in Shennong's Materia Medica High-grade Chinese Medicine. It has high medicinal value and has the effect of strengthening the body. It is used in combination with Qiongzhen Ganoderma to treat insomnia.