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Non-scientific name:

lycium

3 Accepted name(s) for "lycium":

Accepted name
Lycium afrum L.
Lycium chinense Mill.
Lycium barbarum L.

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021) Lycium afrum L. Lycium afrum L. Lycium afrum L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Lycium chinense Mill. Lycium chinense Mill. Lycium chinense Mill. root bark, fruit
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Lycium barbarum L. Lycium barbarum L. Lycium barbarum L. root bark, fruit

32 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "lycium":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
african jasmine Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
al-hozaz Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
avignon berry Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
avsaj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
awsag Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
awsaj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
barbary wolfberry Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
box thorn Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
box-thorn Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
buckthorn Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
chinese boxthorn Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
chinese wolfberry Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
di gu pi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
filrahrakh Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
filzahraj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
filzahre Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
fizahraj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
gou qi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gou qi zi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gouqi Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
hozaz Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
hozoz Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
hudud Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
kaffir box-thorn Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
khawlān Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
lughion Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
lycion Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
matrimony vine Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ning xia gou qi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
osaj Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
rock buckthorn Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
wolfberry Other Med. & Cul: Genus Lycium as Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)