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Wolfberry Fruit - Gou Qi Zi

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Wolfberry Fruit - Gou Qi Ziphoto: E. Reninger
Definition:

In the Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, Gou Qi Zi Huang belongs to category of herbs that supplement/tonify, and the sub-category of herbs that tonify blood.

Taste: sweet
Temperature: neutral
Channels Entered: Liver, Lung, Kidney

Actions:
(1) Tonifies the Liver & Kidney yin, mildly tonifies the Kidney yang.
(2) Benefits the essence and brightens the eyes.
(3) Enriches the yin and moistens the Lungs.

Also Known As:

Common Name: Wolfberry Fruit
Pharmaceutical: Fructus Lycii
Botanical: Lycium

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