Gouqi or Wolfberry, is also known as Chinese wolfberry, mede berry, barbary matrimony vine, bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll's tea tree or red medlar. Though there are many names of wolfberry, it is commercially called Gouqi. Unrelated to the plant's geographic origin, the names Tibetan Gouqi and Himalayan Gouqi are in common use in the health food market for products from this plant. Besides China, it is native to southeastern Europe and Asia. Gouqi (wolfberry fruit) is a health-benefiting herb known commonly for its anti-aging qualities.
Legend of Gouqi
There is a Chinese legend about Gouqi. A man once witnessed a 15-year-old girl beating an 80-year-old man. When the man stopped the girl and asked her why she was beating the old man, she replied, "He is my great grandson. I beat him because he refused to eat the good medicine, and thus got old before his time." The man was astonished to learn that the girl was 372 years old and asked her how many herbs were used in the medicine she mentioned. The girl replied that there was only one herb but it had five names. It is called Tianjing (heaven essence) in spring, Gouqi in summer, Digu (earth bone) in autumn and Xianren zhang (the fairyman's stick) in winter.If humans pick and eat them in all seasons, they will live as long as the heaven and earth.
Of course, it is impossible for a human to live that long but the anti-aging and health-benefiting functions of Gouqi have been approved by both TCM and modern medicines.
Medical Functions of Gouqi
It is proved by the modern medicines that Gouqi is beneficial to human health. It is a "neutral" herb that helps benefit kidneys, nourish lungs and reinforce liver. In addition, Gouqi is widely used for improving eyesight, relieving coughing, dizziness, ear-ringing and spermatorrhea (accidental ejaculation) related with insufficient energy in liver and kidneys.
Due to its antioxidant properties, Gouqi has the potential benefits against cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, vision-related diseases (such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma). Gouqi also has neuroprotective properties, so it usually used as an anticancer and immunomodulatory agent.
How to use Gouqi ?
Gouqi leaves may be used to make tea, together with Lycium root bark for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Due to the sweet taste, Gouqi can be eat with water, wine or porridge. Some people also like eat it as berries for it is a kind of fruit itself. In hot sumer, I suggest a tea of Gouqi to you.
Recipe of Gouqi Tea
Put 1 g black tea, 10 g Gouqi, 10 g feverfew and 10 g salt into boiled water. Waiting for a moment, after the tea is as cool as you can drink, drink it. This Gouqi Tea can not only benefit the kidneys, but also do good to nyctalopia.
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