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Chinese wolfberry fruit, lycium fruit, goji berries
SINO-HERB Goji Berry
Pharmaceutical name:
| Fructus Lycii |
Latin botanical name:
| Lycium barbarum L.or L chinense Mill |
Common Name:
| Chinese wolfberry fruit, lycium fruit, goji berries |
Distribution: | Ninxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia (L. barbarum), Hebei (L. chinense)
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Properties (characteristics) | sweet, neutral
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Channels (meridians) entered: | liver, lung, kidney
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Actions & Indications: | nourishes and tonifies the liver and kidney; alleviates sore back, leg, and stomach; improves night vision, blurred vision, diabetes, premature white hair and consumption. The leaves and bark can be used for hot flashes and cough due to consumption. The leaves can be used for tonifying deficiency and to get rid of anxiety, pain in joints and skin, and the toxin from boils. |
Medical Function:
| Medical Function: improves and regulates immune system.anti-aging properties : a study on 43 healthy senior adults in which each ate 50 grams of qi zi continuously for 10 days (as a therapy period). The blood tests showed that immune indicators IgA, IgG and lymph cell conversion rate were elevated, cAMP increased, cGMP decreased. The ratios of cAMP/cGMP were elevated to healthy levels. Testosterone were elevated.lowers blood lipids,elevate level of testosteroneprotects liver function, prevents fatty livercontains anti-cancer propertiessimulates estrogensimproves white blood cell counts during chemotherapyfruit, stems and leaves can lowers blood sugar10. fruit, stems and leaves can lower blood pressure 11. anti-oxidant 12. taking gou qi zi can increase the weight of the uteri of mature and immature mice. 13. enhance memory 14. its chemical ingredients lutein and zeaxanthin can prevent macula degeneration caused by free radicals or external causes.
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Quality identification:
Shape: oblong--not round--but not thin.
Color: red or purplish red except for petals.
Petal area: obviously white. If artificial color has been added, the areas where the petals are will be tinted. Artificial coloring is a sign that the seed is of lower quality. Artificial coloring can be toxic.
Dryness: the water content should be about 12% to 13%. The seeds should not lump together. Test for dryness by squeezing them together and then releasing pressure. Good quality seeds should not lump together; they should become loose when the pressure is released.
Taste: sweet. The seeds should not taste acrid.
Smell: the smell is fragrant once the package is opened.
Sinking test: When dropped into water, the seeds should float for sometimes and should not sink in a short time.
Chinese wolfberry fruit, lycium fruit, goji berries
