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LATIN NAME: LYCIUM BARBARUM

COMMON NAME: Goji Berry

The goji berry rubies the arching, deciduous shrub with the slender, willow-like leaves and the small, trumpet-shaped, violet-purple flowers that open along the stems through the summer, the bright, oval, orange-red berries following in the generous succession and ripening through the late summer and the autumn, the branches ruby with the fruit. The shrub grows into the loose, arching form, and it stands the cold, the heat and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The nutritious red berries of the goji berry give it a recognised place in the research on the health-food crops of the nightshade family, and the barbarum species appears in the studies of the berry polysaccharides and the antioxidant pigments. The work looks at the way the shrub fruits through the long season, the drying for the store, and the seed biology. The nutritionists value the red berries, and the growers of the superfruit shrubs keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the sunny garden, the goji berry rubies the autumn branches with the red berries. The berries serve the teas, the snacks and the traditional dishes for the ages, they are dried for the winter store, and the shrub makes the informal hedge and the fruit garden plant. It grows well in the well-drained, sunny ground. Ruby-fruited, tough and generous.

To grow the Goji Berry from seed, wash the seeds from the ripe berries, then press them onto the moist, gritty surface of the tray, keep the tray warm and gently watered, and the seedlings appear within a couple of weeks.

Keep the tray warm and gently watered, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The ruby berries come within a season or two. Let the young shrubs grow on in the sunny, open ground, and the ruby berries will colour through the autumn.

The goji berry has a wide variety and spectrum of vitamins and minerals, and it is also known to possess the highest level of vitamin C among natural plants. In Chinese herb, Goji berry is often use to improve Liver Function and Eye Sight and daily energy!!
How to use it:
Goji berries are usually eat at raw or made into teas or soups. Asians often make a tea by boiling water with Goji berries or cook with chicken soup together.

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