Chinese box-thorn

Names

Common Names

• Chinese box-thorn
• Chinese desert-thorn
• Chinese matrimony vine
• Chinese Teaplant
• Chinese boxthorn
• Chinese matrimony-vine
• Chinese wolfberry
• wolfberry

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Teremis turbinata
• Lycium chinense var. rhombifolium
• Lycium chinense var. potaninii
• Boberella rhombifolia
• Lycium potaninii
• Jasminoides rhombifolium
• Lycium ovatum
• Lycium rhombifolium
• Lycium chinense subsp. rhombifolium
• Lycium chinense f. subglobosum
• Lycium halimifolium var. subglobosum
• Lycium lanceolatum
• Lycium megistocarpum var. ovatum
• Lycium megistocarpum var. lanceolatum
• Lycium halimifolium var. lanceolatum
• Lycium barbarum var. chinense
• Lycium chinense var. ovatum
• Lycium chinense subf. lanceolatum
• Lycium subglobosum

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is classified within the order Solanales and the family Solanaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Lycium.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a widespread distribution across several distinct regions of the European continent. In Northern Europe, its presence is documented in Great Britain, Ireland, and Sweden. Moving toward the central part of the continent, it can also be found throughout Middle Europe. Specifically, the species inhabits the territories of Germany as well as the Czechia-Slovakia region. Consequently, these locations map out a significant geographical range for the species across both northern and central latitudes.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Lycium chinense has 137 reported phytochemicals identified across 14 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include betaine, ZINC, Zeaxanthin dipalmitate, kaempferol, CALCIUM.

betaine

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Journal of chromatography. A
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Journal of food and drug analysis

ZINC

1. Dr. Duke
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Zeaxanthin dipalmitate

1. Dr. Duke
2. Research communications in molecular pathology and pharmacology
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology

kaempferol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
3. Phytotherapy research : PTR

CALCIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
2. BMC genomics

Carotenoids

1. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
2. BMC genomics

Flavonoids

1. Journal of plant physiology
2. BMC genomics

IRON

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

RUTIN

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Activities

Lycium chinense has 501 reported activities identified across 14 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Hepatoprotective, Antihepatotoxic, Antioxidant, 11B-HSD-Inhibitor, 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Lycium chinense has 18 reported medicinal uses identified across 14 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include stroke, Dry eye disease, Fasciola hepatica, Schistosoma mansoni, amnesia.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations