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Di Gu Pi is especially easy to confuse in conversation because it comes from the same genus as goji fruit. The drug here is root bark of Lycium chinense, while goji berries are fruit from Lycium species and do not become equivalent through drying. The living shrub may have narrow leaves, purple star-shaped flowers, red berries, and sometimes spiny branches; none of those features lets a reader identify a bag of chopped bark. The source describes pale thin root-bark strips, but chemical quality and contamination need separate testing. Root-bark harvest can kill or severely injure the shrub, so home excavation is not an appropriate learning exercise. Qing Gu San is a historical multi-herb example on this page; its recorded 1:1 Di Gu Pi–Zhi Mu relation occurs inside the whole formula and is not an independent fever dose. Research on goji fruit cannot be transferred to root bark. Record species, exact plant part, supplier, processing, and the formula context before making a comparison. When reviewing Di Gu Pi, place a three-column note beside the specimen: “root bark,” “stem bark,” and “fruit.” The page’s material is only the first column, and the three forms should not be substituted for one another. Harvest and identification are linked because removing the bark destroys context and may kill the shrub; a traceable commercial batch is a better study source than a self-dug plant. The Qing Gu San example preserves a historical ratio inside an eight-ingredient formula. It does not show that Di Gu Pi alone lowers fever or that the ratio is safe for a reader. Studies about Lycium berries, including goji products, address a different plant part and sometimes a different species. Keep those references separate. A well-labeled study sample should record the accepted species, root source, drying, and any test for contaminants.