Goji is Anything But a Fad
March 22, 2009 by Riley Slate
Filed under Diet
Tibetan Goji and Himalayans Goji are the most popular types of the goji berry found in health food stores. They come from the little red berry known to scientists as Lycium barbarum, and are also known as wolfberries, Chinese wolfberries, barbary matrimony vines, bocksdorns, Duke of Argyll’s tea trees, murali, red medlar, and matrimony vines. These plants are related to the family of Solinaceae which includes potatoes, tomatoes, chili peppers, eggplant and tobacco. This berry is found mostly in China, but can be grown anywhere the climate isn’t too cold.
The small, lavender goji flower will appear as one to three flowers on each stem. It has long stamen in the center, and the oblong leaves are nothing out of the ordinary to look at, however, the berry is a bright red square looking oblong shape. The main area that you find these plants is in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…
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