Herb

Goji / Lycium (Gou qi)

枸杞gou qi
1 sourceFructus Lycii

Supplements essence and the kidney and liver, brightens the eyes, moistens the lung, and quiets the spirit.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞·主治（《本经》）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：枸杞主五内邪气、热中消渴、周痹风湿，久服坚筋骨、轻身不老、耐寒暑（《本经》）；下胸胁气、客热头痛、补内伤大劳、强阴、利大小肠（《别录》）；补精气诸不足、明目安神（甄权）；枸杞子坚筋骨、补精气（孟诜），滋肾润肺、明目（时珍）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 枸杞：苦，寒，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓根大寒、子微寒；甄权谓甘、平（子、叶同）。时珍辨：苗叶苦甘而凉、根甘淡气寒、子甘气平。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞、地骨皮（条目标题·《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞·气味（《本经》《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞·发明（时珍·苗根子气味辨）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞·枸杞子·主治（孟诜）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·枸杞·苗·主治（甄权·与乳酪相恶）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.