For centuries on end, herbalists in Tibet and Mongolia have recommended small red berries called Goji as a remedy for those suffering from a variety of problems. In fact, the people of Tibet and Mongolia hold a two-week annual festival in honor of the goji berry. Many of them have nicknamed the goji berry happy berry because in common folklore to eat goji in the morning will lead to smiles all day.
But respect for the goji berry isnt confined to the foothills of Tibet and Mongolia. The goji berry has been used for hundreds of years as a tonic in Chinese medicine. During the Tang dynasty (A.D. 772-842), poet Liu Yuxi wrote a poem celebrating the nourishment of body and spirit brought about by the goji berry. Without a doubt, the people of this region of the world love the goji berry. But the goji berrys introduction to the Western world is still fairly recent, so the berry remains a relatively unknown fruit for a large fraction of the worlds population. So what is a goji berry? And why is it so loved?
What is a goji berry?
The term goji berry technically refers to the Tibetan goji berry, also known as Lycium Barbarum (its Latin name). It is a member of a...
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