Herbs, Roots, Barks, Powders & Dried Flowers / Chinese Herbs
Detailed Product Description
Chinese wolfberry fruit, lycium fruit, goji berries(Gou QiZi) chinese herb medicine G-008
1. Pharmaceutical name:Fructus Lycii.
2. Latin botanical name:Lycium barbarum L.or L chinense Mill.
3. Common Name:Chinese wolfberry fruit, lycium fruit, goji berries.(Gou QiZi)
4.Channels (meridians) entered:liver, lung, kidney.
5.Actions & Indications:nourishes and tonifies the liver and kidney; alleviates sore back, leg, and stomach; improves night vision, blurred vision, , hair and consumption. The leaves and bark can be used for hot flashes and cough due to consumption. The leaves can be used for tonifying deficiency and to get rid of anxiety, pain in joints and skin, and the toxin from boils.
6.Medical Function:
(1). improves and regulates immune system.
(2). anti-aging properties : a study on 43 healthy senior adults in which each ate 50 grams of qi zi continuously for 10 days (as a therapy period). The blood tests showed that immune indicators IgA, IgG and lymph cell conversion rate were elevated, cAMP increased, cGMP decreased. The ratios of cAMP/cGMP were elevated to healthy levels. Testosterone were elevated.
(3). lowers blood lipids,
(4). elevate level of testosterone
(5). protects liver function, prevents fatty liver
(6). contains anti-cancer properties
(7). simulates estrogens
(8). improves white blood cell counts during chemotherapy
(9). fruit, stems and leaves can lowers blood sugar
(10). fruit, stems and leaves can lower blood pressure
(11). anti-oxidant
(12). taking gou qi zi can increase the weight of the uteri of mature and immature mice.
(13). enhance memory
(14). it chemical ingredients lutein and zeaxanthin can prevent macula degeneration due to free radicals or external causes.
(15). improves condition of diabetic retinopathy
(16). toxicity is minimal
7.Modern Research:to be loaded
