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A review of botanical characteristics, phytochemistry, clinical relevance in efficacy and safety of Lycium barbarum fruit (Goji)

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A review of chemical constituents and efficacies with safety of L. barbarum can be found in this article, where a new direction for research and current regulatory situation of the chemical constituents are discussed.
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This article is published in Food Research International.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 442 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Goji berry.

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Investigation on prescription screening of a polyherbal preparation based on splenocyte proliferation activity and its preparation method

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors optimize the extraction conditions of polysaccharides and flavonoids from a polyherbal preparation consisting of three kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs, Codonopsis pilosula, Crataegus pinnatifida, and Lycium barbarum, and evaluate its immunomodulatory activity in immunosuppressed mice.
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Subsurface irrigation with ceramic emitters improves the yield of wolfberry in saline soils by maintaining a stable low-salt environment in root zone

TL;DR: In this paper , a field experiment was executed to investigate the salt leaching process in SICE and subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) in saline soils and their effect on wolfberry yield.
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Anti-inflammatory effects of Lycium barbarum leaf extracts in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 macrophage cells and isolation of secondary metabolites

TL;DR: In this article, MeOH extract (1 mg/mL) prepared from the leaves of L. barbarum cultivated in Turkey exerted significant anti-inflammatory activity via reducing the release of nitric oxide (NO) in LPSstimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages comparable to positive control indomethacin.

PROPRIEDADES NUTRICIONAIS E EFEITOS ADVERSOS DA “GOJI BERRY” (Lycium barbarum L.)

TL;DR: In this article, a study realizado with uma bebida a base do suco desta fruta apontaram for uma possivel diminuicao da circunferencia abdominal em individuos que fizessem o uso diario desta bebIDA.
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Inhibition of aflatoxin B1 production of Aspergillus flavus isolated from peanut seeds using Lycium halimifolium Mill leaves fractions

TL;DR: The antimycotoxinogenesis activity showed that the two fractions: ethyl acetate and butanol of L. halimifolium Mill leaves were able to inhibit significantly the synthesis of mycotoxin AFB1.
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The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research.

TL;DR: The clinimetric and clinical properties of the PSQI suggest its utility both in psychiatric clinical practice and research activities.

PDR for herbal medicines.

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Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica

TL;DR: The therapeutic use of herbs and herbal medicines in the world s great traditional medical systems is guided by the principles and precepts of that system, generally speaking the standardized applications of chinese herbs began since the publishing of shang han lun.
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Pharmacology and applications of Chinese materia medica

TL;DR: The translation of the book into English was done by qualified professionals in the field and the terms used are consistent with those used in Index Medicus, Chemical Abstracts and Botanical journals.
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Goji (Lycium barbarum and L. chinense): Phytochemistry, pharmacology and safety in the perspective of traditional uses and recent popularity.

TL;DR: In view of the available pharmacological data and the long tradition of use in the traditional Chinese medicine, L. barbarum and L. chinense certainly deserve further investigation, but clinical evidences and rigorous procedures for quality control are indispensable before any recommendation of use can be made for Goji products.
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