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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:14.232769+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">gou qi zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">枸杞子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Lycii</name>
    <name type="english">Chinese wolfberry fruit</name>
    <name type="japanese">kukoshi</name>
    <name type="korean">kugija</name>
  </names>
  <category>Tonify Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes and tonifies the Blood and Yin of the Liver and Kidneys</summary>
      <indication>Deficient Blood and Yin with an aching back and legs, mild abdominal pain, impotence and nocturnal emissions</indication>
      <indication>Sore lower back, weak knees, dizziness and early greying of the hair from Liver and Kidney deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Consumption</indication>
      <indication>Liver and Kidney deficiency</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Benefits Jing, nourishes Blood and brightens the eyes</summary>
      <indication>Dizziness, blurred or dry eyes and failing eyesight when the Jing and Blood of the Liver and Kidneys cannot nourish the eyes</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Yin and moistens the Lungs</summary>
      <indication>Dry, consumptive cough from Yin deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Wasting and thirsting disorder</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
