Wolfberry Extract

Latin Name: Lycium barbarum L 

CAS NO:57-57-8

Effectiveness: Eye Protection/Anti-aging/Anti-Cancer/ Liver protection/ Cardiovascular Health       

Active Ingredient: Lycium barbarum polysaccharides 

Specifications: 5:1, 10:1, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% polysaccharide

Apprearance: Brown powder to brown-red powder

Common names： Chinese Wolfberry 、Lycium 、Lycium Fruit

Part used: Fruit 

Lycium is known as gouqi in Chinese and its fruits or berries are called gouqizi. It may be mentioned here that the Chinese use the term ‘zi’ to describe all small fruits. Lycium also has a common name- ‘wolfberry’ - as the character of the gou is related to the one that identifies a dog or a wolf. Lycium is a spiny or spiky shrub that is also often known as the matrimony vine. However, the reason behind naming the plant such has been forgotten over the years. In fact, the plant got its genus name Lycium in 1753 from naturalist Carl Linnaeus, who is also responsible for the species name barbarum. On the other hand, botanist Philip Miller named the other species of the genus Lycium chinense 15 years after Carl Linnaeus named the first species.

FUNCTION:

1) Support healthy immune system

2) Anti-aging: 

3) Cancer prevention:

4) Liver protection:

5) Hemopoiesis promoter:

6) Vision improvement

CONSTITUENTS

Chemical analysis of lycium has shown that in general this life enhancing herb contains betaine, beta-sitosterol. The berries of the plant contain physalien, carotene, vitamins B1, B2 and C. On the other hand the lycium roots enclose cinnamic acid and psyllic acid.

The berries as well as the roots of lycium may be ingested as tincture as well as decoction (a concentrated substance that results from boiling and then cooling a substance in water). It is recommended that people ingesting the lycium decoction should take 200 ml or eight fluid ounces of the same daily. Tinctures prepared from the lycium roots may be consumed in 5 ml or one teaspoonful two times every day. However, the Chinese dosage of medications prepared from lycium is six to eighteen g or 5/8 to 7/8 ounce daily.