About Lycium chinense Mill.
Lycium chinense Mill. is a species of wolfberry that grows as a deciduous woody shrub, reaching 1–3 metres (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) in height, which is somewhat shorter than Lycium barbarum. Its stems are highly branched, and the branches are pale gray, slender, curved or pendulous, and carry thorns 0.5–2 centimetres (0.20–0.79 in) long. The fruits of this plant can be infused with hot water to make goji tea. Lycium chinense has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine to treat various disorders, but there is no high-quality clinical evidence that consuming it has any effect on health or disease.
