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Namu Organics - R E C I P E S  - SCHIZANDRA Fried Yams with Schizandra Sauce Ingredients: 3 medium yams, potatoes or air potatoes 1 cup Corn starch 1 tbsp crushed pine nuts 4 red dates (jujube) vegetable oil for frying flour for frying Making Schizandra Decoction: Boil 2 tbsp of Schizandra berries in 2 cups of water. Boil for approx. 20 minutes down to ½ of a cup. Sauce Ingredients: 1 cup Schizandra berry decoction 3 tbsp. of sugar 2-3 tbsp. vinegar 1 tbsp salt Corn starch in cold water to thicken sauce Method: 1. Peel and cut yams into medium sized pieces. 2. Toss yam pieces in flour and deep fry them at 160°C until golden. Remove and blot. 3. Crush pine nuts in a mortar. Remove seeds from dates and mince them. 4. In a frying pan bring to a boil the Schizandra berry decoction, sugar, vinegar and salt. 5. Thicken sauce with corn starch added to a little cold water. 6. Place the fried yams on plate and pour over sauce. 7. Sprinkle yams with crushed pine nuts and minced dates. 8. Enjoy! Schizandra Berry Cold Tea Use a covered ceramic or glass pot. Add 2-3 rounded tablespoons of Schizandra berries to 1 litre of water and bring to a gentle rolling boil for 20 minutes. Let cool then refrigerate. Decorate with pine nuts, dried persimmon slices or other delights. Drink cold. Sweeten if desired. Schizandra Wine Extract A traditional and still very popular way to enjoy many herbs is to soak them in alcohol. The active ingredients and flavours are extracted into the alcohol. Most alcohol extracts get stronger with age. Schizandra is very enjoyable when soaked in red wine. It creates an excitingly potent and spicy wine drink. Full bodied reds are best. As schizandra is sour, it may be better to choose a sweeter wine. People who love Shiraz will love schizandra in wine! We recommend 50 grams of Schizandra in 750ml of wine, but you can vary the amount to taste. Let the fruit soak for 1-2 weeks. Drink one small glass a day. Refrigerate unused portion. Schizandra Skin Lotion Oil-Based Ingredients: 15ml olive oil 3-5g Schizandra berries 3g natural emulsifying agent (carrageenin) Water-Based Ingredients: 70ml boiled Schizandra decoction 2g of glycerine 2g vitamin E2 1 tsp Aloe gel 3 drops of grapefruit seed extract 2 drops each of frankincense, rosemary and jasmine essential oils Method: 1. Make oil base by placing Schizandra in olive oil to infuse for 2 weeks. 2. Melt emulsifying agent at 63°C and add schizandra oil infusion. Mix well. 3. Prepare schizandra decoction by adding 5g to 100ml of water. 4. Boil for approx. 10 minutes down to 70ml. 5. Put schizandra decoction into a new pot and warm it to 63°C 6. Add oil base to schizandra decoction and mix well until thick, approx.15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. 7. Add glycerine, vitamin E2, aloe gel, grapefruit seed extract and essential oils. Mix well. 8. Transfer to a glass jar and refrigerate. The lotion is now ready to use. Keep refrigerated. Schizandra Face Pack Ingredients: 1 tbsp. Schizandra berries 2 cups of water 2 tbsp. wheat flour ½ cup honey Method: 1. Make a Schizandra water extract by boiling berries in 2 cups of water for approx. 20 minutes. Let cool completely. 2. In a bowl, mix honey and flour thoroughly to create a thick paste. 3. Add Schizandra extract to the flour and honey mixture. Stir well until the mixture is smooth, sticky and still thick. How to use: Wash face and pat dry. Spread Schizandra face pack evenly on face and let it dry. Wash pack off with warm water. Finish with a natural moisturizer of your choice. Schizandra is a great toning lotion that tightens pores and leaves skin looking younger.