Lycium barbarum.
There are no reported side effects from taking lycium. Lycium has been used for centuries, both as a healing herb and as a food.
Chinese herbalists do not recommend lycium for people who have a fever due to infection or who have diarrhea or bloating.
Lycium fruit is rich in carotene, vitamins B1 and B12, vitamin C. Also contains amino acids, iron, and trace elements essential to the body, including zinc, copper, selenium, calcium, and phosphorus.
Adaptogen, longevity herb, improves circulation, sexual tonic, febrifuge, lowers blood pressure.
(Drosophila melanogaster) Fruit fly.
Drosophila melanogaster
No reported interactions with other herbs in Chinese herbalism. No studies of its interactions with Western pharmaceuticals.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Lycium spp.
Chinese wolfberry and its Chinese name is Gou Qi Zi.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Lycium spp.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Lycium spp.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Lycium spp.