A review of the anticancer and immunomodulatory effects of Lycium barbarum fruit

The anticancer effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have attracted the attention of the public vis-a-vis existing cancer therapies with various side effects. Lycium barbarum fruit, commonly known as Gou Qi Zi in China, is a potential anticancer agent/adjuvant. Its major active ingredients, L. barbarum polysaccharides (LBP), scopoletin and 2-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-l-ascorbic acid (AA-2βG), are found to have apoptotic and antiproliferative...