Root - Bark of Chinese Wolfberry, Chinese Wolfberry Root-Bark
Lycii Cortex, Cortex Lycii
Di Gu Pi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; cold

Part(s) used

Root cortex

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To reduce heat in blood, to relieve consumptive fever, and to remove heat from the lung.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. its decoction, infusion, tincture and injection exert a hypotensive effect on anesthetized or unanesthetized animals.2. antipyretic. reducing vaccine-induced fever in rabbits.3. its extract lowers serum cholesterol level in rabbits,4. its decoction reduces blood sugar level in rabbits5. an active component, betaine, possesses a lipocaic effect.