What is a Goji berry?

The Tibetan Goji and Chinese wolfberry are members of the Solanaceae plant family, the genus of both berries is Lycium. A noted nutritionist, Paul Brelin, has written that the Goji and wolfberry are the “most nutritionally dense food on Earth.” The Tibetan Goji berry has been around for thousands of years (Dr. Earl Mindell) from which the Chinese took seeds for planting and cultivation.

Tibetan Goji is wildcrafted and is thus superior in many ways to “organic” and cultivated berries. “Certified” organic foods can be exposed to chemical agents in fields adjacent to them, and are certified to be free of chemicals at least three months before harvest. This means that chemicals can be used on organic food as long as the chemicals are allowed three months to decompose and mitigate prior to being picked/collected for marketing.

Wildcrafted foods and herbs are free of pollutants, and in the case of Tibetan Goji berries, are untouched by human synthetic agents, and only touched by the most nutrient supporting soils and environmental factors that contribute to a rich and life nourishing superfood – the Tibetan Goji berry.

Traditionally, “Goji has been used to treat inflammation, skin irritations, aches and pains, and has been used as a sedative. It has also been used in combination with other botanicals to treat poor vision, anemia, and cough” (Dr. Ralph Moss). Treasured in Tibet and China for longevity and energy, Goji berries and wolfberries became the focus of intense medical research when scientists discovered these fruits contained an abundance of health promoting constituents including: 18 amino acids, 21 trace minerals, 6 essential fatty acids, vitamins B1, B2, B6, vitamin E, and more beta-carotene than carrots (superb source of vitamin A), more vitamin C than oranges, and more antioxidant power than any other food. Additionally, these berries have been found to have extremely high levels of immune stimulating polysaccharides, and, were found to have an astonishing 13 -16% protein by weight. They are also a rich source of both selenium and germanium and have been used in a number of clinical trials involving cancer patients.

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