Plant Information

Common Name: BERRY - GOJI BERRIES
Scientific Name: Lycium barbarum
Alternative Names: Chinese Wolfberry

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Description

• Perennial
• Deciduous arching, spiny woody shrub 1-3 m.
• Funnel-shaped flowers in summer followed by red berries. Hermaphrodite.
• Grow in sandy/clay soils.
• Semi shade/ full sun.
• Fully hardy.
• Remove dead wood in winter.
• Cut back growth in spring.
• Prune 2 or 3 times a year.
• Use as a hedge/ stabilizer for sandy banks since it has a good root system.

Culinary Uses

• Taste like raisins with a slight suggestion of tomatoes.
• Eaten raw/ cooked.
• The Chinese make soups out of this berry and also brew it into a wine.
• The leaves are also consumed as a vegetable.

Parts Used

• Root bark, leaves and fruit.
• Ripe berries are tender - picked carefully/ shaken from the vine/ washed/ put into trays.
• Preserved by drying in full sun on open trays.

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• Berries.
• Immune system enhancing properties.
• One of the richest natural sources of nutrients - vitamins and minerals, especially vitamins A, C and E, flavonoids and other bio-active compounds.
• Contains 21 trace elements, 7 vitamins, 18 Amino acids and essential fatty acids.
• Reduces the incidence of cancer, halting/reversing the growth of cancers.
• Treats high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, diabetes, poor eyesight, vertigo, lumbago, impotence and menopausal complaints.
• Contains Betaine - could be used for various chronic liver diseases, improving muscle mass, calming of nervousness and memory enhancement.
• Hundred grams of Goji berries contains 370 calories - can be taken on a daily basis for general health.
• Leaves and Bark:
• Sedative/ painkiller /treat inflammation, skin diseases, anemia, cough and nose bleeds.
• Cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, vision-related diseases (such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma).
• Neuro-protective properties.
• Bark can be eaten raw or taken as a juice or with tea.
• Leaves may be used to make tea.

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