bubble_chart Source This product is the ripe fruit of Ningxia Barbary Wolfberry Fruit (Lycium barbarum L.), a deciduous shrub of the Solanaceae family. It is mainly produced in Ningxia, Gansu and other places. The fruits are harvested in summer and autumn when they are orange-red, dried until the skin is wrinkled, and then exposed to the sun until the skin is dry and hard and the flesh is soft. Use raw.
bubble_chart Properties and Meridians
sweet, neutral. act on liver and kidney channels.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourishes the liver and kidneys, improving vision.
bubble_chart Indications
Used for liver and kidney deficiency, low back pain, seminal emission, dizziness, dizzy vision, internal visual obstruction, blurred vision, consumptive thirst, etc. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving essence and blood, improving vision and quenching thirst. For the treatment of kidney deficiency seminal emission, it is often used with Prepared Rehmannia Root, Flatstem Milkvetch Seed, Dodder Seed, etc.; for the treatment of liver-kidney yin deficiency and blurred vision, it is often used with Chrysanthemum Flower, Rehmannia, etc., such as Wolfberry and Chrysanthemum Rehmannia Pill; for the treatment of consumptive thirst, it can be used with Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Ophiopogon Tuber, Snakegourd Root, etc.
bubble_chart Documentation
- Bencao Jing Jizhu : "Replenishes essential qi, strengthens vagina."
- Tangye Bencao : "Care for thirst and drinking, middle consumptive thirst of kidney disease."
bubble_chart Usage and Dosage
Decoction, 10-15g.
bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology
This product contains betaine, polysaccharides, crude fat, crude protein, thiamine, riboflavin, carotene, ascorbic acid, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and other elements.
It can increase the number of peripheral leukocytes, enhance the phagocytic ability of the reticuloendothelial system, enhance cellular and humoral immunity, promote hematopoietic function, and has anti-aging, anti-mutation, anti-tumor, liver protection and blood sugar lowering effects.
