Western Herbalism
Goji berry
Lycium barbarum
Also known as Wolfberry.
Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 2000 years as yin and blood tonic part of Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China research supports antioxidant, immunomodulatory, neuroprotective effects primarily from LBPs monitor blood pressure and glucose with concurrent medications
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Dry cough
- Impotence
- Knee weakness
- Dyslipidemia
- Infertility
- Nocturnal emissions
- Sore low back and knees
- Diminished vision
- Liver yin deficiency
- Blurred vision
- Weakness
- Kidney yin deficiency
- Fatigue
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Headache
- Hyperglycemia
- Consumptive cough
- Abdominal pain
- Blood deficiency
- Poor night vision
- Pale complexion
- Dry eyes
- Low back pain
- Anemia
- Burnout
- Cough
- Debility
Safety
Pregnancy: Pregnancy Caution
Breastfeeding: Lactation (source flag notSafeInLactation)
The record lists 6 contraindications; open the plate in the library to read them in full.
Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Dried fruit decoction or infusion | Dried fruit decoction or infusion 5-18g/day | 5000-18000 mg |
| tincture | tincture 2-4ml | 2-4 mL |
| juice equivalent to | juice equivalent to 10-20g dried fruit | 20000 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Clinical Notes. Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 2000 years as yin and blood tonic part of Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China research supports antioxidant, immunomodulatory, neuroprotective effects primarily from LBPs monitor blood pressure and glucose with concurrent medications
protects-heart-during-chemotherapy. Pretreatment with Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (200 mg/kg/day) reduced acute doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats by lowering oxidative injury, decreasing serum creatine kinase, and improving conduction abnormalities, without diminishing the chemotherapy agent's antitumor activity.
safety-and-interactions. Goji berry is regarded as essentially nontoxic with no signs of toxicity on extensive testing, though occasional nausea or stomach upset occurs; caution is advised with warfarin (bleeding risk), antidiabetic and antihypertensive drugs, and CYP2C9 substrates, and use is not recommended in pregnancy or lactation.
supports-ocular-health. Lycium is traditionally valued for vision and modern work supports retinal benefits: its polysaccharides reduced VEGF and improved blood rheology in a rabbit model of retinal neovascularization and preserved lens transparency in diabetic cataract models by activating SIRT6 to promote autophagy and limit apoptosis; the berry is among the richest dietary sources of the retinal carotenoid zeaxanthin.
In formulas
Goji berry stands in 21 documented formulas in the library, among them zúo gui wán, zúo gui yin, dà bũ yuán jiàn, dà zào wán, yi guàn liàn, zhù jing wán jia jiǎn fang.
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