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Fruit of Chinese Wolfberry; Barbary Wolfberry Fruit

Fruit of Chinese Wolfberry; Barbary Wolfberry Fruit. Class: Yin-Tonifying Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Gou Qi Zi
中文名 (Chinese)
枸杞子
Latin Name
Lycii Fructus; Fructus Lycii
English Name
Fruit of Chinese Wolfberry; Barbary Wolfberry Fruit
Alias Names
苟起子枸杞红实甜菜子西枸杞狗奶子红青椒枸蹄子枸杞果地骨子枸茄茄红耳坠血枸子枸地芽子枸杞豆血杞子津枸杞
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney
Part Used
Fruit
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Yin-Tonifying Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
补阴药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To benefit the liver and the kidney, to replenish vital essence and to improve eyesight.
Indication (主治)
Lassitude in lumbus and knees, emission, dizziness and dim vision, lung disease with cough, diabetes mellitus.
Clinical Manifestations
It contains vitamins c, b1 and b2, carotene, nicotinic acid, (b)-sitosterol and betaine, and can relieve the liver damage induced by ccl4 in mice.
🔗 External References
SymMap
143
TCMID
7307
TCMSP
143
TCM-ID
1186
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Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42023403863
Pregnancy risks of 30 pregnancy-related Chinese herbs: A systematic review and risk evaluation
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.