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title: "Gou Qi Zi"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/484/gou-qi-zi"
---

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# Gou Qi Zi

### Lycii Fructus

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
 - Low back pain
 - Muscle pain in the lower limbs
 - Abdominal pain
- Hypogonadism
 - Erectile dysfunction
 - Nocturnal emission
- Dysglycemia
- Blurry vision
- Dizziness
- Cough

Gou Qi Zi is sweet and neutral. It enters the lung, liver, and
kidney systems. Its nourishing effect is especially important for
eye health.

**Channels:** lung, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Eye disorders
 - Excess lacrimation
 - Dryness
 - Irritation
 - Redness
 - Pain
 - Degeneration of vision
- Erectile dysfunction
- Dysglycemia
- Anemia
 - Dizziness
- Liver phase II
 - Hepatoprotective

**Formulas:**
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Da Ying Jian
- Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao
- Jing Qian Fang
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Yi Guan Jian
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin
- Zuo Gui Wan
- Zuo Gui Yin

**Contraindications:** Gou Qi Zi should be prescribed
cautiously with patients that have poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a conjoined bat in baby shorts with ribs showing, one with cough
and cough syrup and the other with dizziness looking through a telescope
and a yin yang symbol with just a little yang

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