Chinese Name

Gouqizi

Latin

Fructus Lycii

English Name

Barbary Wolfberry Fruit

Key Characteristics

Herb that tonifies yin

Source

Dried ripe fruit of Lycium barbarum L.

Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered

Sweet, neutral; Liver, Lung, Kidney

Actions

To reinforce the liver and kidney, replenish vital essence and improve vision

Indications

General debility with deficiency of vital essence, marked by aching pain of the lower back and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, waste thirst due to internal heat, anemia, blurred vision, in addition, used for chronic atrophic gastritis, hyperlipemia, male sterility, chronic hepatitis and obesity

Chemical Composition

It contains Betaine, niacin, carotene, amino acids, etc.