Lycium Barbarum and Human Health

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Chemical and Genetic Diversity of Wolfberry

   • Ying Wang, Hao Chen, Min Wu, Shaohua Zeng, Yongliang Liu, Jingzhou Dong

   Pages 1-26

3. Immunoregulation and Lycium Barbarum

   • Xiaorui Zhang, Wenxia Zhou, Yongxiang Zhang

   Pages 27-44

4. The Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Antiapoptotic Effects of Wolfberry in Fatty Liver Disease

   • Jia Xiao, George L. Tipoe

   Pages 45-63

5. Effects of Lycium barbarum on Modulation of Blood Vessel and Hemodynamics

   • Xue-Song Mi, Ruo-Jing Huang, Yong Ding, Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So

   Pages 65-77

6. Dermatologic Uses and Effects of Lycium Barbarum

   • Hui Zhao, Krzysztof Bojanowski

   Pages 79-84

7. Lycium Barbarum and Tumors in the Gastrointestinal Tract

   • Peifei Li, Bingxiu Xiao, Huilin Chen, Junming Guo

   Pages 85-97

8. Prevention of Neurodegeneration for Alzheimer’s Disease by Lycium barbarum

   • Yuen-Shan Ho, Xiao-ang Li, Clara Hiu-Ling Hung, Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang

   Pages 99-111

9. Prosexual Effects of Lycium Barbarum

   • Benson Wui-Man Lau, Mason Chin-Pang Leung, Kai-Ting Po, Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So

   Pages 113-123

10. Lycium Barbarum: Neuroprotective Effects in Ischemic Stroke

    • Amy CY Lo, Di Yang

    Pages 125-134

11. Secondary Degeneration After Partial Optic Nerve Injury and Possible Neuroprotective Effects of Lycium Barbarum (Wolfberry)

    • Hong-Ying Li, Henry HL Chan, Patrick HW Chu, Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So

    Pages 135-151

12. Role of Lycium Barbarum Extracts in Retinal Diseases

    • María Benlloch, María Muriach, Gloria Castellano, Francisco Javier Sancho-Pelluz, Emilio González-García, Miguel Flores-Bellver et al.

    Pages 153-178

13. Allergenic Sensitisation Mediated by Wolfberry

    • Jerónimo Carnés, Carlos H. de Larramendi, María Angeles López-Matas, Angel Ferrer, Julio Huertas

    Pages 179-198

This book seeks to unravel the mysteries of wolfberry, and systematically introduces its mechanisms in preventing aging-associated diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, liver and neurodegenerative diseases. Wolfberry, the dried fruit of Lycium barbarum, is an anti-aging herbal medicine. There have been numerous reports investigating the underlying mechanisms of its anti-aging effects and its role in preventing pathological changes in many aging-associated diseases. Its holistic effects on the body can attenuate liver toxicity and combat the spread of cancer; it also prevents degeneration in the central nervous system, and can even positively affect the skin. As such, wolfberry has become a very popular food supplement around the world. This book will serve as an excellent reference source for researchers and graduate students studying herbal medicine and aging-associated diseases, while also providing insights for the pharmaceutical industry with regard to developing potential drugs for these diseases.

• Central nervous system disease
• Health supplement
• Herbal medicine
• Lycium Barbarum
• Nutrition supplement
• Wolfberry

• Department of Anatomy, LKS Faculty of Medicine the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

  Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So

Dr. Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang is an associate professor in Department of Anatomy, the University of Hong Kong. He serves as the associate editor for the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and in the Editorial Board of several journals, such as Journal of Brain and Behavioral Sciences and Neural Regeneration Research. His research mainly focuses on molecular mechanism of neuronal degeneration and its pharmacological intervention, and he has published nearly 100 research articles since 2000.

Dr. Kwok-Fai So is currently Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, Jessie Ho Professor in Neuroscience at The University of Hong Kong, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Co-Director of the State Key laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at HKU, and director of Join Laboratory for Brain Function and Health Jinan University and the University of Hong Kong. He is one of the pioneers in the field of axonal regeneration in visual system, and has published more than 200 articles.

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