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botanical illustration of Chilean Wolfberry, Lycium chilense

botanical record · discovered

Chilean Wolfberry

Lycium chilense

Chilean Wolfberry · Coralillo [Chile]

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETAINE, CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL, 24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5,22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL, 24-ETHYLIDENECHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Solanaceae

Scientific name: Lycium chilense

Common names: Chilean Wolfberry, Coralillo [Chile]

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • A Brief Report of Copper and Lead Stabilization in Mine Tailings Using <em>Lycium chilense</em> and <em>Haplopappus foliosus</em> · 2023 source ↗
  • Removal of Heavy Metals from Mine Tailings in Central Chile Using <i>Solidago chilensis</i> Meyen, <i>Haplopappus foliosus</i> DC, and <i>Lycium chilense</i> Miers ex Bertero. · 2023 source ↗
  • Microcutting culture and morpho-physiological changes during acclimation in two Lycium chilense cytotypes. · 2004 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETAINE
  • CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL
  • 24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5,22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL
  • 24-ETHYLIDENECHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL
  • 24-METHYLCHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL
  • CHOLINE
  • 24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5-EN-3-BETA-OL
  • STEROLS

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Lycium chilense
Lycium chilense · Fernando Lopez Anido

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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