Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi)
Lycium barbarum L. (Fam. Solanaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Lycii
Botanical Name: Lycium
barbarum L., Lycium
chinense Mill. (Fam. Solanaceae)
Common Name: Wolfberry fruit, Lycium fruit, Barbary wolfberry fruit.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The ripe fruit is gathered in the period around the Summer
Solstice (tenth solar term), and then it is dried in the shade.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and
neutral.
Meridians: Liver, kidney and lung.
Functions: 1. To tonify kidneys and
promote the production of essence; 2. To nourish the liver and brighten the
eyes; 3. To moisten the lungs.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Deficient yin of the liver and kidneys
manifested as dizziness, blurred vision and decreased eyesight. Wolfberry
fruit (Gouqizi) is used with Chrysanthemum flower (Juhua) and Prepared
rehmannia root (Shudihuang) in the formula Qiju Dihuang Wan.
2. Deficient yin of the liver and kidneys
manifested as soreness of the lower back and knees and nocturnal emissions. Wolfberry
fruit (Gouqizi) is used with Prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang) and Asparagus
root (Tianmendong).
3. Deficient yin of the lungs manifested as
cough. Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi) is used with Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhimu), Ophiopogon
root (Maidong) and Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu).
Dosage: 5-10 g, decocted in water for internal use.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated in cases of diarrhea due to deficient spleen.
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