Goji Juice-Goji (Lycium barbarum-Latin).
Although it has been an important part of mainstream Asian medicine for many decades, the origins of its nutritional benefits have remained a mystery to much of the world.
The tales of this magical plant, the goji berry, endure across the centuries. There are festivities to commemorate his greatness, and a poem was written in his memory.
During the Tang Dynasty (around 800 AD), a well was dug beside a wall near a prominent Buddhist temple filled with goji vines. Through the years, many berries have spilled into the well. Those who prayed there had a rugged, dark skin, and even at the age of eighty they had no white hair and no teeth, probably because they drank the water from the well.
It is said that the Himalayans were the first natural healers, and that they shared their expertise with ancient herbalists from China, Tibet, and India. Some of their most valuable jewels was the seed of the ancient goji tree, which had grown in the valleys of the Himalayas since the dawn of time. Those who came to know took the goji home with them and planted it in their own valleys, spreading the story of this most beautiful and nutritious seed.
The people of Central Asia who love and admire these goji berries so much that every year they dedicate two weeks to festivals in their memory.
Scientists also learned that four key bioactive polysaccharides have been found in Lycium barbarum. They were called Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP).
Work indicates the goji’s special polysaccharide regulation and function of many of the body’s most essential biochemical defensive mechanisms.
After its discovery in the Himalayas, those who know the amazing goji berry have been fascinated by its unprecedented health-promoting abilities.
Scientific studies from major universities across the world confirmed the extraordinary health benefits of goji berry claimed by Himalayan healers thousands of years ago. More than 50 articles have already been published in respected health journals, including: British Journal of Diet, International Immunopharmacology, Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Journal of Ethnopharmacology China Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chinese Herb News Magazine Science Communications Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology Chinese Patent Herbs, Chinese Herbs, Nature Reviews Dru
I borrow Dr. Mindell’s novel, “Goji: The Secret of Himalayan Nutrition.” .. “Some of the world’s longest-lived people eat everyday aids from a tiny red fruit that just happens to be the most strong anti-aging product in the world: the Goji Berry.” This tiny fruit was once the most nutritionally rich food on earth!
