Acai Berry & Gouqizi

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Hi Yehuda, John & All,

 

> There's another multi-level company that puts an acai and goji mix with

> fruit juice in a wine bottle and sells it for beaucoup bucks:

> http://www.monavie.com/_/controller.html

 

Acai Berry [Euterpe oleracea Fr]:

 

Medline has 14 hits on its chemistry etc, but NO HITS on any clinical

trial.

 

Company literature claims the following possible effects & uses:

 

astringent, vasodilator, blood-cleanser; antioxidant [acanthocyanins,

tocopherols, polyphenols]; Antieukemia / Anticancer?;

 

fever, malaria, hepatitis, icterus, KI & LV diseases, digestive

disorders, diarrhoea, ulcers, skin conditions; diabetes, menalgia,

anemia, bleeding.

 

Yehuda, best of luck with Gouqizi. My notes on it are:

 

 

PINYIN NAME: Gouqizi; Qizi; Jiangguo; Gouqi; Goujizi; Gouji; NOT same

as Jingouji

 

LATIN NAME: Fr Lycii Sinensis / chinensis / Barbari (incorrectly

misnamed Barbati)

 

ENGLISH NAME: Lycium Fr; Barbary Wolfberry Fr; Goji Berries; Chinese

Wolfberry Fr; Medlar Fr; Matrimony Vine Fr; Chinese boxthorn Fr;

Family: Solanaceae; Tibetan / Himalayan Goji berry (Wolfberry Fr) is

from he same genera as Gouqizi / Gouqiji; (Zi/Ji = berry / Fr); both

grow in Tibet, China & other countries; " Wild Himalayan Goji berries "

are probably fakes; there are not enough wild Goji to fill a fraction

of international demand; what is sold outside natural habitats

usually is Fr of similar plants / cultivated berries;Part used:

mainly Fr but Rx / Cx-Rx (Gouqigen / Digupi), Fm (Gouqiye) & Seed

have special uses

 

Hb CLASS: Tonic~ Tone Yin;

 

ACTIVE AGENTS: has Lycium Polysaccharides (LBP, immunostimulant); Vit

A / b-carotene, carotenoids & zeaxanthin (Brighten Eyes), betaine,

flavonoids, Vit B, C; has Vits C, B1 & B2, nicotinic acid & B-

sitostero1

 

NATURE: Even / Even / Mild; Sweet-Sour~ slightly; Moisten~ gently

 

CHANNELS: LV; LU; KI

 

DOSE: As Dec: 6-15g (30-90 dried Fr)/d; can be taken daily~ longterm

/ when Tonic needed

 

MAIN ACTIONS:

tasty nutritious food esp for athletes & hard sports-training; eaten

like raisins / taken in Hb teas / chicken soup; Antioxidant** /

Antiageing**; Antiischaemia~ HT Muscle; Evenly Tonic Hb (Tone in

balanced way) (Pingbu Zhicao); unlike some tonic Hbs, causes no Stag;

Nourish body; Tone LV Yin*; Tone KI Yin*; Tonic~ Tone Yin**; Foster

Yin (Changyin); Tone Xue; Tone Jing & Qi (Bu Jingqi); Engender Jing

(sperm) (Shengjing); Strengthen Loin, Knees & Legs;

 

(1) Tone Yin** (esp Tone LV Yin*); Ease Thirst; Moisten LU; Boost Qi

(Yiqi), Replenish Qi (Shiqi Kechong), Engender Yang (Shangyang), Tone

LV; Brighten Eyes** esp Vision~ night; (Tx / prevent visual

degeneration); Antidiabetes~ mild; LV Protector; Clear Toxin~ LV;

Prevent fatty LV; Hypoglycaemic; Hypolipaemic; Hypotensor;

Vasodilator; Boost Metabolism; aid conversion of human growth hormone

(HGH) into insulin growth factor-one (IGF-1) in LV; ENVOY to Eyes &

Brain; Tone Yin**; Tone KI; Tone KI Yin; Tone KI Jing; Enrich / Boost

Jing (sperm); Strengthen (Harden) Sinew+Bone (Jian Jingu); Aid Jing;

Boost pituitary release of HGH; Boost Growth & Development; Boost

testis release of testosterone; oestrogenic; Boost Libido & sexual

Fxs; Ease Pain~ backpain & leg pain & ST pain; Disperse Wind Damp

(Qufengshi);

 

(2) Tone Yin**; Dispel Consumptive Disease (Qu Xulao), Moisten LU;

Ease Yinxu Cough;

 

(3) Immunomodulator; Antipyretic; Anticancer; Boost WBCC in CytoTOXIC

Chemotherapy; support Anticancer Tx;

 

CLINICAL USES:

(1) Yinxu**; LV Yinxu + KI Yinxu & Jingxu esp in old age; Yinxu** w

anaemia, fatigue, ageing~ premature; LV & KI Xu & Xuexu w vertigo,

dizziness; eye problems, vision~ blurred, hypopsia / vision~ poor /

weak, blindness~ night, cataracts, retinopathy / age-related macular

degeneration; tinnitus / hearing~ loss, emission~ seminal~ night /

spermatorrhoea, impotence, infertility, libido~ low / sexual DysFx;

loin & limbs pain / ache / weakness; backpain / ache, leg pain &

weakness, joints & legs weak; Yinxu Heat~ Interior** / Fluids

Consumed w TB / Wasting & Thirst Pattern (diabetes mellitus);

diabetic retinopathy; debility~ general w Jingxu & Xuexu, anaemia,

vision~ poor; LV DysFx; GB DysFx; LV problems, hepatitis; LV-

poisoning; KI DysFx; KI problems, hypertension, headache; body

weakness dt Qixu (Tiruo Qixu) / taxation excessive (Laolei Guodu) &

Jing-Xue lost & damaged (Jingxue Kuisun); hypertension dt LV Yinxu* /

KI Yinxu*;

 

(2) Yinxu** / Fluids Consumed / LU Yinxu w fever~ hectic & cough~

dry, LU TB, skin dry, hair dry, mouth~ dry, thirst;

 

(3) Cancer~ to support cancer therapy; Prevent side-effects of

CytoTOXIC Chemotherapy; Immunosuppression; anaemia; low WBCC; As

TOPICAL for burns, redness & swelling

 

COMBINATIONS: Used in many tonics & longevity formulas;

 

(a) Gouqizi 6g, Wuweizi 2g, Roucongrong 2g, Renshen 2g, Fuling 3g,

Shudi 3g, Dazao 3g, Shengjiang 2g, Gancao 2g; Cook in 600ml of water

& simmer to 300ml; Make into 100ml servings, TID for diabetes~ mild;

spermatorrhoea, emission;

 

(b) Gouqizi + Huangjing to Boost KI Jing in KI Jingxu w loin & knee

ache & weakness;

 

© Gouqizi + Juhua, Shudi, etc to Nourish LV-KI in LV-KI Yinxu w

vision~ blurred / poor w dizziness;

 

(d) use Gouqigao (Medlar Paste) / Medlar Original Paste (Qiyuangao),

from Gouqi + Huangjing (Solomnseal Rz), mixed in to pills to Correct

LV-KI chronic disease (Dui Ganshen Manxingbing) & Rectify LV-KI Fxs,

as in KI Jing-type Insufficiency (Shenjing Buzuxing) causing

neurasthenia (Shenjing Shuairuo Zheng); these pills can be used for

prolonged times to replenish Jing (sperm) & Tone Xue, Boost Qi & Calm

Shen;

(e) use Gouqi + Danggui, Shudi, Shashen & Maidong to Tone Xue &

Protect LV (Buxue Hugan) in LV Yin Insufficiency w chronic hepatitis

& cirrhosis;

 

(f) Gouqizi + Wuweizi were used soaked in hot water as a bethrotal

gift drink to Dispel Fatigue (Jiechu Pilao) & heighten (sexual)

appetite (Tigao Shiyu);

 

(g) mix Gouqi + Renshen, Guiban, Lujiao & simmer down to paste (Jihe

Ao'gao) to make Wolfberry Wine (Gouqi Jiu) to Tone Xue & Boost Qi

(Buxue Yiqi), replenish Jing & Tone Marrow (Tianjing Busui), Boost Qi

& Strengthen Magnificance (male erection) (Yiqi Qiangzhuang); that is

great geriatric tonic & restorative (Laonianren De Buyi); Gouqizi,

Niuxi, Shanyao, Shudi, Fuling +/- Zexie, Mudanpi in hypertension dt

LV & KI Yinxu

 

CAUTIONS: TOXIC~ slightly; CI: SP Xu w diarrhoea / faeces~ loose; CI

in Exterior Heat Attack; Phytoestrogen (isoflavone, lignan) may have

Antiestrogenic effects; their intake was related inversely to risk of

endometrial cancer esp after menopause

 

Best regards,