Systematic Utilization and Industrialization Development of Medicinal Plant Resources of Lycium Genus
Abstract:There are approximately 80 species of Lycium L.(Solanaceae)in the world,including 16 species medicinal plants.The fruits of eight species,leaves and branches of eleven species and roots of nine species are used as medicines.While,only the fruits and roots of L.barbarum,and roots of L.chinense are officially listed in Chinese pharmacopoeia,others are used as ethnic medicine of local supplies.Meanwhile,the leaves and flowers of L.barbarum are also recorded as medicine.Besides as medicine,plant resources of Lycium are also an important raw material for functional food.This paper systematically collected and constructed the utilization status,potential resource value and industrialization prospect of plant resources in this genus based on the research progress,aimed at providing reference for extension industrial chain and promotion values of plant resources in Lycium.