Chinese Name:Gou Qi Zi, Used for:Nourishes and tonifies the Liver and Kidneys: used for Deficient Yin and Blood patterns presenting such symptoms as sore back and legs, low-grade abdominal pain, impotence nocturnal emission, Wasting and Thirsting syndrome and Consumption. Chinese Herbal Medicine, Materia Medica by Dan Bensky Pg. 479