| Recent years have seen a big buzz word around the | | | | fruit, much more antioxidants than any other fruit, much |
| healthy food market: Tibetan or Himalayan Goji Berries. | | | | more beta carotene than carrots, and much More iron |
| One can easily see a red berry tree with snow | | | | than spinach. Following are the short summary of its |
| mountain background in the goji berry website or in the | | | | benefits: anti-cancer, anti-aging, weight loss, boost libido, |
| packaging label. The author has done a lot of research | | | | enhancing immune system etc. |
| in this area, and would like to unveil the "Emperor's | | | | For some strange reasons goji berries are mostly |
| New Clothes" for Tibetan Goji Berries. | | | | marketed in Europe and USA as Tibetan Goji Berries |
| Let's first look at what goji berries are, then we | | | | or Himalayan Goji Berries. If you tell Chinese people |
| combine "Tibetan" or "Himalayan" word with it. Goji | | | | that you want Tibetan Goji Berries, however, they will |
| berries are also known as Lycium barbarum, or | | | | be completely confused, as they all know goji berries |
| wolfberries. There is also a misspelling "gogi berries". It | | | | are not from Tibet or Himalaya, instead, they come |
| is a dark-red coloured sweet-taste dried fruit, and has | | | | from northwest part of China: Ningxia province. In fact |
| similar size of raisin. It is even hailed by some | | | | there are also growth of goji berries in Julu Hebei |
| newspapers as super fruit just because of its various | | | | province as well. But It doesn't mean that there is no |
| benefits. First of all they are from China, and have | | | | presence of goji berries in Tibet, but means that there |
| been grown and consumed in China for many | | | | is no commercial farming activity of this fruit in Tibet. |
| thousand years. Chinese doctors believe it is very | | | | The possible reason for marketing it as Tibetan Goji |
| effective on kidney and liver disease, therefore they | | | | Berries is that fruit coming from mountain area usually |
| very often prescribe it to treat liver and/or kidney | | | | has more polysaccharides content. Even Eearl Mindell |
| problem. They also use it to treat eye diseases | | | | admits in his website that goji berries are not from |
| because according to Chinese medical theory eyesight | | | | Tibet. Therefore we have to take this new clothes |
| is governed by liver and kidney. Furthermore, as | | | | "Tibetan" or "Himalayan" off now. It is an excellent |
| Chinese medical theory also believes that sexual | | | | healthy food, but it doesn't come from Tibet or |
| capability is dictated by the strength of kidney, it is also | | | | Himalyan area. |
| widely used by Chinese doctors to treat sexual | | | | In the market you will also come across the word |
| impotency etc. Therefore if a Chinese man would like | | | | organic goji berries. Please be careful with your |
| to take some medicine or tonic stuff to make his | | | | purchase of organic goji berries. The commercial |
| sexual capability better, such medicine or tonic stuff | | | | growth of organic goji berries is not an easy process. |
| usually contains goji berries. But the Chinese usage of | | | | It requires at least 3 years to get the land ready, along |
| goji berries is more than that, they also consume it in | | | | with other measures. So far the annual yield of organic |
| day-to-day lives, for example, to use it with | | | | goji berries in China is still not significant by comparison |
| chrysanthemum for herbal tea, to add it to soup etc. | | | | with normal goji berries, simply because there are not |
| According to my research I believe Eearl Mindell could | | | | many lands ready for it. Therefore there is a big |
| be the first person who first introduced goji berries into | | | | difference in terms of pricing. So when you see |
| USA. Later this fruit also gained popularity in the UK | | | | somebody sell organic goji berries in eBay at dirty |
| and rest of Europe. Why is it getting popular in | | | | cheap price, would you trust them? In addition, please |
| Western countries? Traditional Chinese medical theory | | | | do not forget to ask for a certificate of organic goji |
| is not based on molecular biology, but based on Yin, | | | | berries which you would like to purchase. |
| Yang, and Qi. When Western people discovered this | | | | I would suggest to buy small packs of goji berries, as |
| fruit, they analysed its biological content, and explained | | | | once opened, it will suck the moisture, and become |
| why it is beneficial from the perspective of western | | | | soft. A daily consumption of 30 grams is |
| medicine. It has been found that goji berries contain 21 | | | | recommended, though it doesn't matter if you want to |
| trace minerals, 18 amino acids, Vitamins B1, B2, B6 and | | | | eat more because essentially it is fruit. |
| Vitamin E, much more much more vitamin C than kiwi | | | | Enjoy your goji berries. |