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枸杞
枸杞是茄目茄科枸杞屬(Lycium)的植物,果實稱枸杞子,嫩葉稱枸杞頭,常見種類爲枸杞(Lycium chinense Miller),主要的藥用種類爲寧夏枸杞(Lycium barbarum L.)。枸杞有降低血糖、 抗脂肪肝作用,並能抗動脈粥樣硬化。落葉灌木,高1.5~2米;枝條細長,先端常彎曲,莖叢生有短刺;葉卵狀披針形,互生或數片叢生;夏秋開淡紫色花,一二朵簇生;卵圓形紅漿果;扁腎形種子。 文獻記載 明代李時珍《本草綱目》記載:「春采枸杞葉,名天精草;夏採花,名長生草;秋采子,名枸杞子;冬采根,名地骨皮。」古藥書《本草匯言》載:「枸杞能使氣可充,血可補,陽可生,陰可長,火可降,風濕可去,有十全之妙用焉。」故常用作中藥,用作中藥時功能滋補肝腎、益精明目。主治目眩昏暗、多淚、腎虛腰酸等症。根皮有降壓、退熱、抑菌作用,功能清熱涼血、退虛熱,主治虛勞發熱、尿血等症。 主要用途 主要作為藥用與食補,兩種用途。枸杞別名[向陽子],俗話說:離家千里,不吃枸杞。 |
Lycium barbarum
Lycium barbarum (Chinese: 寧夏枸杞) is one of two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae from which the wolfberry or goji berry is harvested, the other being Lycium chinense (枸杞). It is native to southeastern Europe and Asia. It is also known as Chinese wolfberry, Chinese boxthorn, Himalayan goji, Tibetan goji, mede berry, barbary matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Duke of Argyll's tea plant, Murali (in India), red medlar,[citation needed] or matrimony vine. |
Dietary Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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