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Accepted name: 
Lycium chinense Mill. [Solanaceae]
More about this plant: 
Non-scientific name: Class of name: Medicinal source:
barbary wolfberry fruit Other Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
bredbladigt bocktörne Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
cau ky Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
ch'i tzu Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
chinese box-thorn Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
chinese boxthorn Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinese desert thorn Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
chinese desert-thorn Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinese matrimony vine Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
chinese matrimony-vine Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
chinese metrimony vine Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
chinese teaplant Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
chinese wolfberry Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinese wolfberry root bark Other Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
chinese wolfberry root-bark Other Pharmacop. of China (2005)
Pharmacop. of China (2010)
chinesischer bocksdorn Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
cortex lycii Pharmaceutical Pharmacop. of China (2005)
cortex lycii radicis Pharmaceutical Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
câu kỷ Other Pl. & Animal in Trad. Med., Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
daun koki Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
detuab bol Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
di gu pi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
dia cot bi Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
digupi Other Pharmacop. of China (2005)
Pharmacop. of China (2010)
Pharmacop. of China (2015)
fructus lycii Pharmaceutical Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
goo-kee-ja-na-moo Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
gou ci zih Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
gou qi Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gou qi zi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
gou qi zi# Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
gugija Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
gugijanamu Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. in S. Mountainous Region of Korea (Kim & Song, 2011)
Survey of Med. Pl., Jeju Island, Korea (Song et al., 2013)
guh giv laih Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
hsien jen chang Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
jǔ jí Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jǔ qǐ Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jǔ qǐ yè Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jǔ zǎo Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
k 'i tsz Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kau kei Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kaukichai Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
kee chee Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
khoi tu Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
khu khoi Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
ko chee choo Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
korean boxthorn Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
kou che tzu Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kou chi Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kou chi chien Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kou chi chiu Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kou k'i tsz Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kow ch'i tzu Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ku ching ts'ao Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kuki Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kuko Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kuko no ne Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kuko-no-ne-no-kawa Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kukoshi Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
kǔ jí Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
licio Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lyciet Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lyciet de chine Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
lycii cortex Pharmaceutical Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
Pharmacop. of China (2010)
Pharmacop. of China (2015)
lycii fructus Pharmaceutical Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
lycii radicis cortex Pharmaceutical Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
lycium Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lycium bark Other Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
lycium chinense whole Other Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
lycium fruit Other Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
lycium root bark Other Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
phjac khau khi Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
reib qab moloul Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
sangl wap xeec Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
spina santa cinese Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
t'ien ts'ai Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
t'u ti ku Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
t'u ti-ku Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
thoo tee kwaat Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ti ku p'i Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ti-ku-pi Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
wolfberry Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
wolfberry fruit Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
wolfberry rootbark Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
yang ju Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
zhe cai rang Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
クコシ Other Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
ジコッピ Other Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
地骨皮 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
庞加 Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
折才尔玛 Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
摘次玛 Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
枸杞 Other Consv. of Endangered Med. Pl. in Arid Desert Region (Lang et al., 2017)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
枸杞叶 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
枸杞子 Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
枸枣 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
枸棘 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
苦棘 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野枸杞 Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
骨己赖 Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
黑枸杞 Other Med. & Culinary: Genus Lycium Case Study (Yao et al., 2021)
구기자 Other Antiox. & Physiolog. Activity of Korean Med. Pl. (Kim et al., 1995)