Wenli Sun, Shahrajabian Mohamad Hesam, Qi Cheng
Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
Nitrogen Fixation Laboratory, Qi Institute, Building C4, No. 555, Chuangye Road, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang, China.
Avicenna J Phytomed. 2021 Mar-Apr;11(2):109-119.
Goji berry has been used for thousand years inTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China and other Asian countries as foods to promote health and as drugs to treat diseases. It has been claimed this important medicinal crop is the good source of compounds with valuable nutritional and bioactive properties which can also provide industrial sustainability in organic life.
All relevant papers in English language were collected. The keywords of wolfberry, goji berry, Chinese herbalism and western Medicine were searched in Google Scholar, Scopus, Research Gate and PubMed.
Besides its uses in food and culinary, wolfberry has long played important roles in TCM where they are believed to enhance immune system function, improve eyesight, protect liver, boost sperm production and improve circulation, among other effects. TCM calls for wolfberry to be prepared as a decoction or ground into a powder and mixed with other herbs. Additionally, Gojiberry is rich in ascorbic acid, thiamine and riboflavin. Moreover, Gojiberrycontains carbohydrates, organic acids, and so many minerals like potassium, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, calcium, zinc and selenium.
This review article allowed verifying that wolfberry as asource of compounds with valuable nutritional and bioactive properties.
在中国和其他亚洲国家，枸杞已在传统中医（TCM）中使用了数千年，既作为促进健康的食品，也作为治疗疾病的药物。据称，这种重要的药用作物是具有宝贵营养和生物活性特性的化合物的良好来源，还可为有机生活中的产业可持续性提供支持。
收集所有英文相关论文。在谷歌学术、Scopus、Research Gate和PubMed中搜索枸杞、枸杞、中草药和西医的关键词。
除了在食品和烹饪中的用途外，枸杞在传统中医中长期发挥着重要作用，人们认为它们能增强免疫系统功能、改善视力、保护肝脏、提高精子产量和改善血液循环等。传统中医要求将枸杞制成汤剂或磨成粉末并与其他草药混合。此外，枸杞富含抗坏血酸、硫胺素和核黄素。此外，枸杞还含有碳水化合物、有机酸以及许多矿物质，如钾、钠、磷、镁、铁、钙、锌和硒。
这篇综述文章证实了枸杞是具有宝贵营养和生物活性特性的化合物的来源。
