Lycii Berries (Lycium chinense) - Gou Qi Zi

Lycii Berries or Gou Qi Zi

Also called Goji Berries , Lycii berry, Boxberry, Boxthorn, Chinese boxthorn, Himalayan goji, Tibetan goji, mede berry, barbary matrimony vine, red medlar, matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll’s tea tree, Duke of Argyll’s tea plant, Murali.

Lycii Berries, more commonly known as Goji Berries in the west are used for longevity, sexual vigor and the benevolent eye of the opposite sex.

Monks in the Himalaya Mountains used the berries to aid in meditation, increased vigor, and increased stamina.