INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Fructus Lycii |
| Common English: | Lycium Fruit Chinese Wolfberry Fruit Matrimony Vine Fruit |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Neutral |
Liver Lung Kidney |
5-18g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin |
Blood and Yin Deficiency with sore back and legs, low-grade abdominal pain, impotence, nocturnal emissions, wasting and thirsting disorder and consumption Liver and Kidney Deficiency |
Benefits Jing and brightens the eyes |
Liver and Kidney Deficiency where Jing and Blood cannot nourish eyes with dizziness, blurred vision and diminished visual acuity |
Nourishes Yin and moistens the Lungs |
Consumptive cough and wasting and thirsting disorder |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata |
Epigastric and flank pain with dryness in the mouth and throat, bitter taste, and acid regurgitation due to Yin Deficiency with Qi Stagnation. |
Liver and Kidney Deficiency. |
Dizziness, weakness, impotence, and spermatorrhea due to Kidney and Liver Yin and Blood Deficiency. |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata or Rz. Drynariae |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata |
Sore and painful lower back due to Kidney Deficiency. |
Severe Yin Deficiency with lower back pain, spermatorrhea, sweating and diminished visual and aural acuity. |
Kidney Yang Deficiency. |
Rz. Polygonati |
Arillus Longan |
Flos Chrysanthemi |
Consumption with exhausted Jing. A gentle tonic for the aged or weakened. Lowers blood sugar and treats type II diabetes. |
Blood Deficiency with a sallow complexion, prematurely gray hair, insomnia and multiple dreams. |
Liver and Kidney Deficiency with Jing and Blood unable to rise and nourish the eyes with tinnitus, headache and visual impairment. Liver Yang or Liver Wind Rising. |
Tub. Ophiopogonis |
Cx. Lycii |
Hb. Ecliptae |
Consumptive cough. |
Steaming bone disorder. |
Hemoptysis due to Yin Deficiency. |
Flos Chrysanthemi |
Rx. Asparagi |
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori |
Dizziness, diminished visual acuity and dryness or tearing on exposure to Wind. |
Wasting and thirsting. |
Prematurely gray hair and loose teeth. |
Rx. Ginseng |
Tub. Ophiopogonis |
Hb. Ecliptae |
Emaciation, spermatorrhea, impotence dizziness and blurred vision. |
Dry cough. |
Hemoptysis. |
- This herb is neither hot nor cold so it is good for any Kidney and Liver Deficiency.
- It works if cooked in foods.
- Buy it in cans - darker is better.
- This herb is one of the primary tonics.
- It is widely used for weakened condition, impotence and old age disabilities.
- In formulas, it is often specific for eye problems due to Kidney and Liver Deficiency.
- In China, Lycium wine is a famous tonic.
- It can be used alone and soaked in grain-based alcohol for blurred vision.
- This herb has a reputation for improving skin quality and enhancing vitality, beauty and long life.
- Folk medicine - 10g steamed and taken 2-3 times per day for wasting and thirsting. Add Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen and Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao to increase its effectiveness.
- Gou Qi Zi, Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi and Sm. Astragali Complanati Sha Yuan Zi all tonify the Kidney Yin and Yang and are often used together. Gou Qi Zi better nourishes Kidney and Lung Yin, slightly tonifies Kidney Yang and tonifies Liver Blood to improve vision. Tu Si Zi and Sha Yuan Zi both tend toward the Yang and astringe Jing.
- Both Gou Qi Zi and Fr. Broussonetiae Chu Shi Zi are sweet, moistening, enrich and tonify Liver and Kidney Yin and Blood and are used for achy, weak lower back and legs, dizziness, Light-headedness and visual disturbances. Gou Qi Zi is neutral and can tonify Jing and treat coughs by moistening the Lungs. Chu Shi Zi is cold and clears Heat, especially in the Liver channel affecting the eyes. it also promotes urination.
- Gou Qi Zi, Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Niu Zhen Zi and Fr. Mori Sang Shen all tonify the Liver and Kidney Yin. Gou Qi Zi also assists Kidney Yang and Sang Shen tonifies the Blood. Nu Zhen Zi tonifies the Yin and cools Heat from Yin Deficiency.
- Dry-fried Lycium Fruit Chao Gou Qi Zi has a warm nature which makes it easier to digest.
- Salt-fried Lycium Fruit Ian Chao Gou Qi Zi enters the Kidneys, moves downward, augments Jing and is easier to digest.
- Cuscuta-fried Lycium Fruit Tu Si Zi Chao Gou Qi Zi is more Yang-tonifying, enabling it to replenish Jing and fortify Yang. It is used for debilitated primal Yang Qi.