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清热药（清虚热） · Heat-clearing; deficiency-heat clearing

Lycium Root Bark dì gǔ pí · 地骨皮

Lycii Cortex (Lycium chinense Mill. / Lycium barbarum L.)

Nature and flavour. Sweet, bland, cold; Lung, Liver and Kidney systems.

Classically described as clearing deficiency heat and cooling the blood, and as draining fire from the Lung. It is the root bark, not the fruit: the goji berry sold as food is a different part of the same genus.

性味归经。甘、淡，寒；归肺、肝、肾经。

传统记载为清虚热、凉血、清肺降火。本品为根皮，与作为食品流通的枸杞子同属不同部位，不是同一种药材。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Hypoglycaemic and blood-pressure-lowering activity has been reported, so combining it with diabetes or antihypertensive medication is a documented concern. Classically avoided in cold-type deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. Not enough reliable safety data for pregnancy or breastfeeding — avoid.

有降血糖与降血压活性的报道，与降糖药、降压药同用属文献记载的关注点。传统列为脾胃虚寒者不宜。孕期与哺乳期安全数据不足，应避免使用。

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