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Gǒuqǐ jiǔ, 'wolfberry wine' is still enjoyed today - it comes in distilled, fermented, and steeped varieties.

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Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming Dynasty: Alcoholic beverages, Gǒuqǐ Jiǔ These paintings illustrate mulberry liquor and Chinese wolfberry (gouqi, lycium chinense) liquor. The text states: Mulberry liquor tonifies the five viscera, tonifies the five viscera, and increases the acuity of the ears and eyes. Chinese wolfberry liquor is a tonic for insufficiency detriment/consumption (xusun), gets rid of overexertion heat (laore), lengthens the muscles,improves the looks, makes one sturdy, and relieves liver deficiency and tearfulness.