Images of Lycium chinense, goji, goji berries, Lycium, wolfberry, matrimony vine, gou qi zi; 英文名; 英文藥名

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Sixty images of goji berries. Before marketing hype in the middle 1990s so-called goji berry was available in herb products under less exotic names such as Lycium, Chinese wolfberry, Chinese boxthorn, or Chinese matrimony vine. The red-orange fruits proliferating in the market are from Lycium chinense or Lycium barbarum, a member of the Solanaceae - the nightshade family. They are a common food item throughout East Asia, the Middle East, and in the Caucasus. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the fruits are used to nourish vital essence, serve as a general tonic, and improve vision. In traditional applications it is used to tonify deficiency of the liver and kidneys. Many traditional prescriptions refer to the herb’s tonic effects.