枸杞子·Fructus Lycii
Chinese wolfberry fruit
Gou Qi Zi (枸杞子) is the fruit of the Chinese wolfberry, recorded as Fructus Lycii. It is sweet in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Liver, Lung and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Blood.
| Pinyin | gou qi zi |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 枸杞子 |
| Latin Name | Fructus Lycii |
| English Name | Chinese wolfberry fruit·Chinese wolfberry fruit; lycium fruit; matrimony wine fruit·Lycium Fruit·matrimony wine fruit |
| Japanese | kukoshi |
| Korean | kugija |
dang gui + sha shen + chuan lian zi
Yin Deficiency with Qi Stagnation causing flank and epigastric pain, a dry throat and mouth, acid regurgitation and a bitter taste
Liver and Kidney Deficiency.
shu di huang + tu si zi + du zhong
Deficient Yin and Blood of the Liver and Kidney with spermatorrhea, impotence, weakness and dizziness
shu di huang + gu sui bu + du zhong + xu duan + sang ji sheng
Kidney Deficiency with a sore, painful low back
shu di huang + shan yao + gui ban jiao + shan zhu yu
Marked Yin Deficiency: low back pain, sweating, spermatorrhea, and failing eyesight and hearing
shu di huang + rou gui + zhi fu zi + shan zhu yu
Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Depleted Jing in consumptive disease; a mild tonic for elderly or weak patients; reduces blood sugar and treats type II diabetes
long yang rou + he shou wu
Deficient Blood with insomnia and much dreaming, early graying of the hair and a sallow face
Liver and Kidney Deficiency in which Jing and Blood cannot ascend to nourish the eyes, with impaired vision, headache and tinnitus; rising Liver Yang or Liver Wind
mai men dong + zhi mu + chuan bei mu
Consumptive cough.
Steaming bone disorder.
Yin Deficiency hemoptysis
ju hua + liu wei di huang wan
Dryness or tearing when exposed to Wind, with dizziness and reduced visual acuity
tian men dong + mai men dong + shan yao + yu zhu + sheng di huang + zhi mu + shi gao
Wasting and thirsting.
he shou wu + dang gui + huai niu xi + tu si zi
Loose teeth and early graying of the hair
Blurred vision, dizziness, impotence, spermatorrhea and emaciation
mai men dong + zhi mu + zhe bei mu + bai bu
Dry cough.
han lian cao + e jiao + bai ji + zi zhu
Hemoptysis.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 5-18g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 5-18 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
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