枸杞以其棘如枸之刺、叶如杞之枝而得名,生于西地者高而肥,生于南方者矮而瘠。岁久本老,虬曲多姿,红果点点,适合盆栽。现今不少盆景爱好者把它制作成盆景,颇耐赏玩。枸杞春生苗叶微苦,可作蔬菜,焯过可食。夏秋开淡紫色小花,浆果卵圆形,深红或橘红色。若有意让其秋后开花结果,则果实经冬不落。全国闻名的宁夏枸杞,已选出果大味甜的药用果实,更具观赏价值。其花为粉红色,易与枸杞区别。枸杞不喜大水,平时浇水必须在清晨,如此则子不落,平时注意少施薄肥。中医以果实(枸杞子)、根皮(地骨皮)入药。枸杞子性平、味甘。功能清虚热凉血,主治虚劳发热盗汗、咯血等症。 Medlar with its thorns as the thorns, leaves, such as the name of the branches of Qi, was born in the West high and fat, was born in the South short and barren. Aged for a long time, song Qu multicolored, red fruit bit, suitable for potted plants. Today, many bonsai fans make it into a bonsai, quite enjoyable to play. Wolfberry spring seedlings leaves slightly bitter, can be used as vegetables, boiled too edible. Summer flowers lilac, berry oval, dark red or orange. If you want to let its autumn flowering results, the fruit does not fall through the winter. The famous Ningxia wolfberry, has selected the fruit of great sweet fruit, more ornamental value. The flower is pink, easy to distinguish with the wolfberry. Wolfberry do not like water, usually watering must be in the early morning, so the child does not fall, usually pay attention to the application of thin fertilizer. Chinese medicine (medlar), root bark (Digupi) into medicine. Medlar flat, sweet. Qingre cold heat function, attending to labor fever night sweats, hemoptysis embolism.