What in the world are Goji Berries?
Goji berries have recently enjoyed a massive surge in popularity in the Western world. Oprah has featured them and world renowned celebrities like Madonna and Victoria Beckham include them in their diet and rave about their amazing qualities. Suddenly you see these berries mentioned all over the place, and even in some supermarkets you can see dried Goji Berries and even in Juice. In health stores you can find a broader selection of Goji related things; crunch bars, cereals, extract in capsules, pure juices etc. But what exactly are they and what makes them so special?
Goji Berries (Lycium barbarum) are small red berries that stem from China, Mongolia and Tibet. They are also know as wolfberries, and more obscurely as mede berries, matrimony vine, bocksdorn and red medlar. They’ve been known to herbalists in China, Tibet and India for thousands of years and according to the lore these little red berries are capable of doing nearly everything from increasing your libido, to helping you lose weight, to protecting your liver, to help preventing cancer. You can find many online stores offering these if you are wanting them.