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SUBMITTER: Bahaji Azami NL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6721266 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bahaji Azami Nisma Lena NL Sun Mingyu M
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20190821
Goji berry, <i>Lycium barbarum</i>, has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), but its properties have not been studied until recently. The fruit is a major source of zeaxanthin dipalmitate (ZD), a xanthophyll carotenoid shown to benefit the liver. Liver disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. Some conditions, such as chronic hepatitis B virus, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, remain incurable. Managing them can constitute an economic burden for ...[more]