Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Chinese wolfberry

Plant

Family

Potato Family (Solanaceae)

English

Chinese wolfberry, Barbary boxthorn, Barbary matrimony vine, Barbary wolfberry, Box thorn, Chinese boxthorn, Chinese teaplant, Common matrimoney-vine, Common matrimony vine, Duke of agryll's tea-tree, Duke of argyll's teaplant, Goji, Gojiberry, Himalayan goji, Lycium, Matrimony vine, Matrimony vine. duke of argyll's tea tree, Mede berry, Red medlar, Tibetan goji, Wolfberry

Latin

Lycium barbarum L., Lycium halimifolium Mill., Lycium barbarum 'Chinense'

Plantparts

Fruits, Root cortex, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antifebrile, antipyretic, antiseptic, aperient, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, BloodSugar Reducer, care of the skin, catharic, Cathartic, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, disease of the eye, Disinfectant, diuretic, Dyslipidemia, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Good for skin, Herbal tonic, High blood sugar, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, Laxative, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, lowering the blood sugar, movements of the bowel, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, Perfect skin, purgative, Pyretic, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Skin-care, skin tonic, Tonic, Used as an antiseptic, Vasodilator

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Foods

tea substitute

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in China

Ingredients

 Alanine, Amino acid, arginine, Aspartic acid, atropine, Carbohydrates, choline, Cinnamic acid, Cryptoxanthin, fat, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, Glutamic acid, Glycoprotein, Hydrogen cyanide, hyoscyamine, hypaconitine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Polysaccharide, Proline, protein, Scopoletin, Scopolin, Serine, sugars, Taurin, Trimethylglycine, xanthophylls, Zeaxanthin, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3606

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