Lycium Root Bark 600g | Di Gu Pi 地骨皮

Di Gu Pi (地骨皮), lycium root bark, 600g. The root bark of the same plant that gives us goji berries — but a completely different herb in Chinese medicine, cooling where the berry is nourishing.

• 600g of dried lycium root bark
• Botanical name Lycium chinense, root bark
• From the same plant as goji berry, used quite differently
• Pale curled bark strips
• Heat-cooling category of the materia medica

Traditional use of Lycium Root Bark

Di Gu Pi is described in Chinese medicine as clearing heat from deficiency — the low-grade afternoon heat and night sweating pattern, rather than acute heat. A distinct and quite specific action.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Di Gu Pi · Chinese 地骨皮 · pharmaceutical Latin Cortex Lycii · botanical name Lycium chinense · English: lycium root bark, wolfberry root bark

Chinese herbs are sold under many names. If you were given a different name or a prescription slip you cannot match, send it to us and we will identify it for you.

Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.