Articles By Charles Kassotis

Goji Berries the latest discovery in the world of nutrition, are truly an amazing food. Extremely healthy and versatile, suits everybody's needs and can be used by anybody.

Goji berries are perhaps one of the richest sources of vitamins and other nutrients. It has been clinically proven that Goji berries contain over 18 different amino acids and vitamins like B1, B2, B6, C and E.

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Goji fruits do have amazing properties. Some of these include immuno-potentiating, hypoglycaemic, antioxidant, hypolipemic and hypotensive properties.

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Scientists found out four primary bioactive polysaccharides in Lycium barbarum. These were known as Lycium barbarum polysaccharides. These unique compounds actually manage most of the biochemical defense systems of our body.

Anyone who has ever visited Tibet or Mongolia might have heard of Goji berries which are undoubtedly one of the most precious as well as one of the least known gifts of nature. And why are Goji berries so precious, well there are ample reasons behind it. And that is what we are going to see.

Chinese herbalists have been using Wolfberry fruit for ages. These are nothing but the berries of Lycium Chinese which is more commonly known as Lycium barbarum.

Chinese medicines have utilized lycium barbarum for centuries. It is thought to build immune system, improve vision and protect liver and kidneys.

When the research was conducted for the first time to compare the nutritional constituents of Goji berries with respect to vitamins, minerals and amino acids, Goji berry turned out to be perhaps the most nutritionally dense food on this planet.

Let us try to have a look at some of the Goji berry recipes which could let you enjoy this delicious as well as highly beneficial fruit.

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There are the stories in Chinese myths, which recognize the Goji as the fruit of immortality...

Wolfberry fruit is used extensively in Chinese herbalism. The fruits are the berries of Lycium chinense and more commonly Lycium barbarum. The roots also have healing properties.

In the Valleys of Tibet and Mongolia there is a special berry the locals cherish so much they honor it in celebrations that last two weeks each year...

There are more then 41 types of Goji berries all over the world. Most of these types are cultivated in the orient. The most famous and widely spread are Lyceum barbarum, Lyceum Chinese and Lyceum ferocissimum.

Goji research began with some simple vitamin, mineral and nutrient analysis, expecting to find results similar to other fruits. The Goji Berry Fruit revealed itself to be quite possibly the most unique nutritionally dense food on earth!

It is said that a handful of Goji Berries in the morning will make you happy all day...

Many of the legendary health-giving properties of goji berries are today being confirmed in modern scientific studies, and this has led to the possibility of even more far-reaching benefits.

Goji berries are wild berries from the hills in the Ningxia Region of China. Also known as Wolfberries, Lycium berries and Gou Ji Zi berries, they have been used in Traditional Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese medicine for centuries to nourish yin and improve the functioning of the 'water element'.

Lycium Barbarum have long played important roles in traditional Chinese medicine, where they are believed to strengthen immune system functioning, better eyesight, protect the liver and meliorate blood circulation, among other effects.

Imagine a small red berry, about the size of a grape. It is just a small berry but it contains more amino acids than bee pollen, more protein than whole wheat and more beta-carotene than carrots.