This product is the ripe fruit of the deciduous shrub plant Ningxia Barbary Wolfberry Fruit (Lycium barbarum L.) from the Solanaceae family. It is primarily produced in Ningxia, Gansu, and other regions. The fruits are harvested in summer and autumn when they turn orange-red, then dried until the skin wrinkles, and further sun-dried until the outer skin becomes dry and hard while the flesh remains soft. It is used in its raw form.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, neutral. act on liver and kidney channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving vision.

bubble_chart Indications

Used for liver and kidney deficiency, soreness in the waist, seminal emission, dizziness, blurred vision, decreased vision, internal visual obstruction, blurred vision, consumptive thirst, etc. It has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, replenishing essence and blood, improving vision, and quenching thirst. For treating kidney deficiency and seminal emission, it is often combined with Prepared Rehmannia Root , Flatstem Milkvetch Seed, Dodder Seed, etc.; for treating liver-kidney yin deficiency and blurred vision, it is often combined with Chrysanthemum Flower, Rehmannia, etc., such as Wolfberry and Chrysanthemum Rehmannia Pill; for treating consumptive thirst, it can be combined with Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Ophiopogon Tuber, Snakegourd Root, etc.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bencao Jing Jizhu: "Tonifies essential qi, strengthens the vagina."
2. Tangye Bencao: "Treats thirst and excessive drinking, kidney disease middle consumptive thirst."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-15g.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

It has the effects of increasing peripheral white blood cells, enhancing the phagocytic ability of the reticuloendothelial system, and boosting cellular and humoral immunity; it promotes hematopoietic function; it also has anti-aging, anti-mutagenic, anti-tumor, liver-protecting, and blood sugar-lowering properties.