WhileGojireferstoanumberofdifferentspecies(over40accordingtoDr.JigmeDorge),thetwomainvarietiesofGojiberry,orWolfberry,areandLyciumchinense.Botharespeciesofboxthorn,whichisintheSolanaceaefamily.Lyciumbarbarumisthemorecommonofthetwo.
Thelegendssurroundingthegojiberryare[...]
Gojiberriesarelikelittleraisins.Theytastegreatifyougetagoodbatch.TheyalsohappentobethenumberonefoodusedinChinesemedicine,andjusttoputthatintoscopeChinesemedicineusesabout8,000differentherbsandfoodsandhasbeenaroundforabout5,000years.Theyhavesix[...]
Therearemanydifferentfoodsthataresaidtobegoodforyoufloatingaroundoutthereintheoverwhelmingworldofhealth.Mostofwhichgoinoneearandouttheother.However,thereareafewinthemixthatareoftruthfullyofgreatvalue,andgiventheopportunity,couldpotentially[...]
GojiberryisapopularfruitthatisnativeinTibetandothercountriessuchasChina,Mongolia,ThailandandIndia.Gojiberryisalsoknownbythenameofwolfberry,whichisnaturallygrownintheHimalayas.ThiswonderfruithasbeenusedinthetraditionalChinesemedicineforhundredsofyearsintreating[...]
Gojiberries,alsoknownaswolfberries,Lyciumbarbarum,gouqizi,andFructuslyciiaremainlygrowninChina,TibetandMongolia.AmongsttheseChinaisthelargestcommercialgroweroftheseberries.
Theberriesareabrightorange-redandare1-2cmlongandcontainanywherefrom10to60seedsineachberry.These[...]
Itisbecomingwellknownnowthatfoodscanhelpandevenhealcertainconditionsandthatisdefinitelytrueforfertility.Withtheriseinawarenessabouttheeffectfoodhasonourhormonelevelsisitanywonderthatintoday’snutrientdeficientmenunowhasthousandsofwomenunabletofallpregnant.[...]
AlsoknownasGouQiZhi,andChineseWolfberry,thesetastylittlefruitshavebeengettingagreatdealofattentionlatelyintheCAMpress.Theyhaveatastethatissomewherebetweenliqoriceandcaramel,andIeatthembythehandful.Whilstwalkingaroundthenaturalproductstradeshowinlondona[...]
Thegojiberryhasbeenmakingwavesthesedaysinthehealthfoodandnewscircles.Peoplearetalkingaboutthepossiblehealthbenefitsofthelittleredfruitandaremarvelingathowwellkeptasecretgojiberrieshavebeenforthepast…Oh,fewcenturies?
That’sright.Thegojiberryisn’tnewby[...]
Goji’sfouruniquepolysaccharidesorphytonutrientcompoundscollectivelyserveasdirectorsandcarriersforthecommandsthatcellsusetocommunicatewitheachother(alsoknownasreceptors).Asaresult,theyarethoughttobeofgreatimportancetothesmoothfunctioningofalmosteverycellintheentirebody.
Accordingtogojiscientificresearch,[...]
