5 Benefits Of Goji Berries in Chinese Medicine

Written By Emily Siy

Gou Qi Zi

Also known as Lycii Fructus, Wolfberry. Goji berries have gained popularity in the last 10 years or so, (in the US mainstream market) because of their many health benefits. More recently they’ve resurfaced on social media with the drinking hot water trend. They have been used in many Asian cultures for centuries and are known to be native to Tibet and the Himalayas.

In Chinese Medicine it is an herb that is known to nourish yin and blood. Enters the Liver, Lung, Kidney

  1. Nourishes yin and blood for those with insomnia, vivid dreaming and/or anxiety.

  2. Tonifies the liver and kidney. High antioxidant potential, meaning they relieve oxidative stress to confer many health protective benefits such as preventing free radicals from damaging DNA, lipids, and proteins. The health benefits of goji berries include enhancing hemopoiesis, antiradiation, antiaging, anticancer, improvement of immunity, and antioxidation. (Ma, et. al 2019)

  3. Benefits jing for those who experience dizziness that is accompanied by poor, blurry vision, dry eyes, vision that weakens with overuse.

  4. Promotes healthy skin - Goji berries contain beta-carotene which is known for its ability to improve skin health, reduce the impact of aging and sun damage on the skin.

  5. Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs for deficiency type coughs and those facing nutrient deficiencies.

Written by Dr. Emily Siy, DACM on 1/27/26 posted on 4/13/26

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Sources
American Dragon. (n.d.). Gou Qi Zi – 枸杞子 (Fructus Lycii). American Dragon. Retrieved March 2, 2026, from https://www.americandragon.com/Individualherbsupdate/GouQiZi.html

Barhum, L. (2024, January 23). What are the health benefits of goji berries? Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322693

Ma, Z. F., Zhang, H., Teh, S. S., Wang, C. W., Zhang, Y., Hayford, F., Wang, L., Ma, T., Dong, Z., Zhang, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Goji berries as a potential natural antioxidant medicine: An insight into their molecular mechanisms of action. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity,2019, Article 2437397.

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