Name: Common Name: Lycium fruit, matrimony vine fruit,
wolfberry fruit Botanical Name: Lycium barbarum L., Lycium Chinese Mill.
Pharmaceutics Name: Fructus Lycii
Family: Solanaceae
Parts Used: Fruit
Sources
Grows in Ninsia, Hoipei, Kansu and Tsinghai of
China. The fruits are collected when matured. Used raw or cooked.
Chemical Component
carotene, Vit. B1, B2 and C, Nicotinic acid, b-sitosterol,
linoleic acid, CA, P, Fe.
Use Recommendations
Dizziness due to anemia, soreness of back, diminish
of vision, seminal emission and diabetics.
Effects
Lycium fruit can decrease blood sugar. Studies
shown that lyceum inhibit fat deposit into the liver and improve
the regeneration of liver cells.
Dosage
6 – 15gm.
Contraindication
It is not to use to a person with diarrhea and
true heat.
Interesting Facts
There is a story about a Chinese traveler who,
while passing by a small village, happened to witness a young girl
about 15 years old beating an 80 years old man. He asked her why
the old man was beaten. She explained that she was his granddaughter
and was angry with him for failing to take his longevity herbs.
That was why he looked so old, she added. The traveler asked her
age and was told that she was 370 years old. With a lot of surprises,
he asked her how she had managed to live that long and she replied
that she consumed Lycium fruit all year around.
In fact, Li Shih-Chen, a famous Chinese herbalist, pointed out in
his book Outline of Materia Medica (1578) that the people in the
village of Nan-Qui were in the habit of eating Lycium fruit and
that a very high percentage of them lived a long life. It was also
reported that long term consuming of Lycium fruit not only good
for longevity but also can improve the appearance to be looked younger.
The root of matrimony vine can provide the same effect as the fruit
but the later is the better.
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