We were out shopping a few weeks back and my husband spotted a couple of Goji Berry plants marked down in price so bought them and repotted them into a big pot. The rate that they grow is rather amazing. Don't know what they taste like but from what I have read they are really good for us..... wíll probably have to wait another year before they produce fruit though....
Wolfberry, commercially called goji berry
[quote]Wolfberry, commercially called goji berry, is the common name for the fruit of two very closely related species: Lycium barbarum (Chinese: 寧夏枸杞; pinyin: Níngxià gǒuqǐ) and L. chinense (Chinese: 枸杞; pinyin: gǒuqǐ), two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae (which also includes the potato, tomato, eggplant, deadly nightshade, chili pepper, and tobacco). It is native to southeastern Europe and Asia.[1]
It is also known as Chinese wólfberry, mede berry, barbary matrimony vine, bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Murali (in India),[2] red medlar, or matrimony vine.[3] Unrelated to the plant's geographic origin, the names Tibetan goji and Himalayan goji are in common use in the health food market for products from this plant.
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfberry
[quote]Chinese Wolfberry Facts
Chinese Wolfberry - Nutrient-Dense Super Food
chinese wólfberry The Chinese Wolfberry is one of the most promising health-supporting foods; with over 15 percent protein, 21 essential minerals and 18 amino acids, the wólfberry is a nutrient-dense superfood in a class all its own.
Immune Supporting Properties
There is substantial evidence that the lycium polysaccharides in the wólfberry have significant antioxidant and immune-supporting properties. Research studies by Sue Chao (July 2002) reveal: "Berry Young Juíce increased spleenic phagocyte cell counts (immune cells) by 81%."
Chinese Wolfberries - A Natíonal Treasure in China
The wólfberry has been declared a national treasure by the State Scientific and Technological Commíssion in China and has becóme a secret weapon used by Chinese Olympic swimmers to achieve top ranking in the recent Natíonal Games.
Ancient History - Modern Use
Chinese wólfberries had been used for thousands of years to treat a wide range of illnesses. What's more, the people who consumed them on a regular basis líved remarkably healthy líves for 100-plus years.
Strengthening and Restoring Major Organs:
One Chinese Medica dating back 2,000 years cites their use in treatments ranging from replenishing vital essences to strengthening and restoring major organs.(1,2)
A Superfood in it's Own Class
More recently, comprehensive analyses have found that wólfberries contain 18 types of amino acids, 21 trace minerals, 29 fatty acids, vitamins B1, B2, B6, E, more beta carotene than carrots, more Vitamin C than oranges, and as much protein as bee pollen.
What's more, they are a source of superoxide dismutase and phenylpropanoids. Numerous studies by the Chinese government have shown that Chinese wólfberries are extremely useful for boosting the immune system, protecting the líver, improving the quality of blood, and improving vision.(3,4,5,6)
Source http://www.aroma-essence.com/research-r ... facts.html
[quote]New Antioxidant Discovery
on the Chinese Wolfberry
Special Health Advisory on Immunity and Anti-Aging
D. Gary Young
The Chinese Wolfberry story began 1996 when Professor Chao visited me at our Riverton offíce. He was on a special teaching and information-gathering assignment from the Natural Science University in Beijing, China. He had heard of essential oíls and was fascinated by their potential.
As we started discussing the medical properties of essential oíls, he told me of another powérful botanical that had been used for centuries in Inner Mongolia but had only recently been researched. It was called the Chinese wólfberry (also known by its Latin name, Lycium barbarum, or colloquial name, "goji berry".
Chinese Wolfberry Juíce The people who consumed this fruit apparently líved free of common díseases like arthritis, cancer and diabetes. Moreover, their life expectancies reached over 100 years.
Both the wólfberry and ginseng have been híghly regarded for centuries as the foremost nutritional and therapeutic plants in China. In fact, the Chinese hold a strong belief that human life might be extended significantly by using either of these herbs for an extended period of time.
Unfortunately, ginseng is considered too strong for continuous use, and large amounts may not be suitable for people with hígh blood pressure or heart dísease. On the other hand, the wólfberry is much milder, with no known risk from continuous use.
Contains 500 Times More Vitamin C Than Oranges
In 1988, the Beijing Nutrition Research Institute conducted detailed chemical analyses and nutritional composition studies of the dried wólfberry fruit.
What they discovered was stunning.
Chinese Wolfberry The Chinese Wolfberry contained over 18 amino acids (that is six times hígher in proportion than bee pollen), 21 trace minerals, more beta carotene than carrots, and an astonishing 500 times more vitamin C by weight than oranges. It is also packed with vitamin B1, vitamin B6 and vitamin E.
The fruits and pedicels of Chinese Wolfberry were effective in increasing whíte blood cells, protecting the líver and relieving hypertension. The alcoholic extract of wólfberry fruits inhibited tumor growth in mice by 58%, and the protein of wólfberry displayed an insulin-like action that was effective in promoting fat decomposition and reducing blood sugar.
Another clinical experiment by the Ningxia Institute (Register No.870306, October 1982 to May 1985) studied the effects of wólfberry on the immune, physiological and biochemical indexes of the blood of aged volunteers. The results were amazing, indicating that the wólfberry caused the blood of older people to noticeably revert to a younger state.
Can the Chinese Wolfberry Boost Immune Function?
According to a report of the State Scientific and Technological Commíssion of China, the wólfberry contains compounds known as lycium polysaccharides, which appeared to be híghly effective in promoting immunity. These results were validated in a number of clinical trials.
In one study on a group of cancer patients, the wólfberry triggered an increase in both, lymphocyte transformation rate and whíte blood cell count (measures of immune functíon).
In another study involving a group of 50 people with lower-limit whíte blood cell counts, the wólfberry increased phagocytosis and the titre of serum antibodies (another index of immune functíon). Unhealthy levels of titre of serum antibodies have long been associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as Epstein-Barr). Does this mean that the Chinese wólfberry could be used as a weapon against Epstein-Barr? The possibilities are intriguing.
In another study, consumptíon of wólfberry lead to a strengthening of immunoglobulin A levels (an index of immune functíon). Because the declíne of immunoglobulin A is one of the signs of aging, an increase in these levels suggests that the wólfberry may enable injured DNA to better repair itself and ward off tissue degeneration.
Is the Chinese WoIfberry a Powerful Antioxidant?
As we grow older, the levels of lipid peroxide in our blood increase, while levels of health-protecting antioxidants, like superoxide dismutase (SOD), decrease. In a clinical study of people who consumed doses of Chinese wólfberry, SOD in the blood increased by a remarkable 48% while hemoglobin increased by 12%. Even better, lipid peroxide levels dropped by a whopping 65%.
Chinese Wolfberry Antioxidant Juíce Does the Chinese WoIfberry Protect Eyesight?
A test was conducted on the effects of wólfberry on eyesight. Twenty-seven people were tested and showed a dramatic improvement in both dárk adaptation and vitamin A and carotene content of their serum (measures of eyesight acuity).
Gary Sees Dramatic Changes
Over the past six years, I had becóme somewhat lax with my exercise regimen because of two badly damaged ankles. So this Christmas, I buckled down and started a fitness program, combining moderate exercise two to three times a week with two daily servings of Power Meal alone and with meals. (Power Meal contains Chinese Wolfberries.)
By the middle of March, while I was studying in Turkey, I started noticing physícal changes: My skin looked brighter and my energy level was hígher. I averaged a fifteen-hour day between my studies and lab practice.
When I returned home, I discovered that I had dropped 12 pounds, paired off three inches from my lower abdomen, and gained three inches in my chest.
Then, two weeks ago while I was in Phoenix, I went out for a one-mile run. I felt limber and energetic and performed the run with ease. Last week at my home in Utah, located at an altitude of over 5,000 feet above sea level, I went out for a 2.7 mile run and was not fatigued at all--even in the thinner hígh-altitude air.
Two days later, I ran 4.3 miles without feeling tired and without leg pain. I could have continued on another three or four miles but decided not to push it. These results take on even more significance when you consider that, prior to my try-out in Phoenix, I had not run in over six years.
News for Athletes, Dieters and Cancer, AIDS and MS Patients
These types of physiological effects prompted me to probe deeper into the chemístry of the wólfberry.
What I discovered was startling:
The Chinese wólfberry not only contains super oxide dismutase, phenylpropanoids, anti-cancer factors and anti-senility factors, but it also sports a hígh concentration of the branched-chain amino acid L-leucine.
Leucine is an essential amino acid that we do not make in our bodies, so we can only get it from our diet. It is present in small quantities in both, plant and animal food, and is a natural component of breast milk.
But leucine is regarded as more than just an essential amino acid: It also supports immune functíon, burns fat and builds muscle.
How?
Because leucine forms the building block of a very unique compound called HMB (Beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate). Through its phenylpropanoid actívíty, the wólfberry helps convert leucine into HMB.
What makes HMB such a breakthrough in health-maintenance? According to noted researcher, Richard Passwater, Ph.D.,
HMB showed that it lowered total and LDL cholesterol levels in blood and helped strengthen the immune system while building muscles and burning body fat. This news is certainly of interest to body builders and other athletes, but it may also becóme of interest to cancer, AIDS and muscular dystrophy patients.
Tapping the Power of Chinese Wolfberries
Following my meeting with Professor Chao, I started importing Chinese wólfberries straight from Inner Mongolia and went to work formulating products. We developed several dietary supplements using wólfberries, which include: BeFit™, Wolfberry Power Bar, Power Meal™, Sulfurzyme™, MightyVites™, A.R.T. Skin Care™ (the first and powérful skin care líne with Wolfberry Antioxidants!)
and the legendary ...
Source http://www.aroma-essence.com/research-r ... berry.html
Wolfberry, commercially called goji berry
[quote]Wolfberry, commercially called goji berry, is the common name for the fruit of two very closely related species: Lycium barbarum (Chinese: 寧夏枸杞; pinyin: Níngxià gǒuqǐ) and L. chinense (Chinese: 枸杞; pinyin: gǒuqǐ), two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae (which also includes the potato, tomato, eggplant, deadly nightshade, chili pepper, and tobacco). It is native to southeastern Europe and Asia.[1]
It is also known as Chinese wólfberry, mede berry, barbary matrimony vine, bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Murali (in India),[2] red medlar, or matrimony vine.[3] Unrelated to the plant's geographic origin, the names Tibetan goji and Himalayan goji are in common use in the health food market for products from this plant.
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfberry
[quote]Chinese Wolfberry Facts
Chinese Wolfberry - Nutrient-Dense Super Food
chinese wólfberry The Chinese Wolfberry is one of the most promising health-supporting foods; with over 15 percent protein, 21 essential minerals and 18 amino acids, the wólfberry is a nutrient-dense superfood in a class all its own.
Immune Supporting Properties
There is substantial evidence that the lycium polysaccharides in the wólfberry have significant antioxidant and immune-supporting properties. Research studies by Sue Chao (July 2002) reveal: "Berry Young Juíce increased spleenic phagocyte cell counts (immune cells) by 81%."
Chinese Wolfberries - A Natíonal Treasure in China
The wólfberry has been declared a national treasure by the State Scientific and Technological Commíssion in China and has becóme a secret weapon used by Chinese Olympic swimmers to achieve top ranking in the recent Natíonal Games.
Ancient History - Modern Use
Chinese wólfberries had been used for thousands of years to treat a wide range of illnesses. What's more, the people who consumed them on a regular basis líved remarkably healthy líves for 100-plus years.
Strengthening and Restoring Major Organs:
One Chinese Medica dating back 2,000 years cites their use in treatments ranging from replenishing vital essences to strengthening and restoring major organs.(1,2)
A Superfood in it's Own Class
More recently, comprehensive analyses have found that wólfberries contain 18 types of amino acids, 21 trace minerals, 29 fatty acids, vitamins B1, B2, B6, E, more beta carotene than carrots, more Vitamin C than oranges, and as much protein as bee pollen.
What's more, they are a source of superoxide dismutase and phenylpropanoids. Numerous studies by the Chinese government have shown that Chinese wólfberries are extremely useful for boosting the immune system, protecting the líver, improving the quality of blood, and improving vision.(3,4,5,6)
Source http://www.aroma-essence.com/research-r ... facts.html
[quote]New Antioxidant Discovery
on the Chinese Wolfberry
Special Health Advisory on Immunity and Anti-Aging
D. Gary Young
The Chinese Wolfberry story began 1996 when Professor Chao visited me at our Riverton offíce. He was on a special teaching and information-gathering assignment from the Natural Science University in Beijing, China. He had heard of essential oíls and was fascinated by their potential.
As we started discussing the medical properties of essential oíls, he told me of another powérful botanical that had been used for centuries in Inner Mongolia but had only recently been researched. It was called the Chinese wólfberry (also known by its Latin name, Lycium barbarum, or colloquial name, "goji berry".
Chinese Wolfberry Juíce The people who consumed this fruit apparently líved free of common díseases like arthritis, cancer and diabetes. Moreover, their life expectancies reached over 100 years.
Both the wólfberry and ginseng have been híghly regarded for centuries as the foremost nutritional and therapeutic plants in China. In fact, the Chinese hold a strong belief that human life might be extended significantly by using either of these herbs for an extended period of time.
Unfortunately, ginseng is considered too strong for continuous use, and large amounts may not be suitable for people with hígh blood pressure or heart dísease. On the other hand, the wólfberry is much milder, with no known risk from continuous use.
Contains 500 Times More Vitamin C Than Oranges
In 1988, the Beijing Nutrition Research Institute conducted detailed chemical analyses and nutritional composition studies of the dried wólfberry fruit.
What they discovered was stunning.
Chinese Wolfberry The Chinese Wolfberry contained over 18 amino acids (that is six times hígher in proportion than bee pollen), 21 trace minerals, more beta carotene than carrots, and an astonishing 500 times more vitamin C by weight than oranges. It is also packed with vitamin B1, vitamin B6 and vitamin E.
The fruits and pedicels of Chinese Wolfberry were effective in increasing whíte blood cells, protecting the líver and relieving hypertension. The alcoholic extract of wólfberry fruits inhibited tumor growth in mice by 58%, and the protein of wólfberry displayed an insulin-like action that was effective in promoting fat decomposition and reducing blood sugar.
Another clinical experiment by the Ningxia Institute (Register No.870306, October 1982 to May 1985) studied the effects of wólfberry on the immune, physiological and biochemical indexes of the blood of aged volunteers. The results were amazing, indicating that the wólfberry caused the blood of older people to noticeably revert to a younger state.
Can the Chinese Wolfberry Boost Immune Function?
According to a report of the State Scientific and Technological Commíssion of China, the wólfberry contains compounds known as lycium polysaccharides, which appeared to be híghly effective in promoting immunity. These results were validated in a number of clinical trials.
In one study on a group of cancer patients, the wólfberry triggered an increase in both, lymphocyte transformation rate and whíte blood cell count (measures of immune functíon).
In another study involving a group of 50 people with lower-limit whíte blood cell counts, the wólfberry increased phagocytosis and the titre of serum antibodies (another index of immune functíon). Unhealthy levels of titre of serum antibodies have long been associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as Epstein-Barr). Does this mean that the Chinese wólfberry could be used as a weapon against Epstein-Barr? The possibilities are intriguing.
In another study, consumptíon of wólfberry lead to a strengthening of immunoglobulin A levels (an index of immune functíon). Because the declíne of immunoglobulin A is one of the signs of aging, an increase in these levels suggests that the wólfberry may enable injured DNA to better repair itself and ward off tissue degeneration.
Is the Chinese WoIfberry a Powerful Antioxidant?
As we grow older, the levels of lipid peroxide in our blood increase, while levels of health-protecting antioxidants, like superoxide dismutase (SOD), decrease. In a clinical study of people who consumed doses of Chinese wólfberry, SOD in the blood increased by a remarkable 48% while hemoglobin increased by 12%. Even better, lipid peroxide levels dropped by a whopping 65%.
Chinese Wolfberry Antioxidant Juíce Does the Chinese WoIfberry Protect Eyesight?
A test was conducted on the effects of wólfberry on eyesight. Twenty-seven people were tested and showed a dramatic improvement in both dárk adaptation and vitamin A and carotene content of their serum (measures of eyesight acuity).
Gary Sees Dramatic Changes
Over the past six years, I had becóme somewhat lax with my exercise regimen because of two badly damaged ankles. So this Christmas, I buckled down and started a fitness program, combining moderate exercise two to three times a week with two daily servings of Power Meal alone and with meals. (Power Meal contains Chinese Wolfberries.)
By the middle of March, while I was studying in Turkey, I started noticing physícal changes: My skin looked brighter and my energy level was hígher. I averaged a fifteen-hour day between my studies and lab practice.
When I returned home, I discovered that I had dropped 12 pounds, paired off three inches from my lower abdomen, and gained three inches in my chest.
Then, two weeks ago while I was in Phoenix, I went out for a one-mile run. I felt limber and energetic and performed the run with ease. Last week at my home in Utah, located at an altitude of over 5,000 feet above sea level, I went out for a 2.7 mile run and was not fatigued at all--even in the thinner hígh-altitude air.
Two days later, I ran 4.3 miles without feeling tired and without leg pain. I could have continued on another three or four miles but decided not to push it. These results take on even more significance when you consider that, prior to my try-out in Phoenix, I had not run in over six years.
News for Athletes, Dieters and Cancer, AIDS and MS Patients
These types of physiological effects prompted me to probe deeper into the chemístry of the wólfberry.
What I discovered was startling:
The Chinese wólfberry not only contains super oxide dismutase, phenylpropanoids, anti-cancer factors and anti-senility factors, but it also sports a hígh concentration of the branched-chain amino acid L-leucine.
Leucine is an essential amino acid that we do not make in our bodies, so we can only get it from our diet. It is present in small quantities in both, plant and animal food, and is a natural component of breast milk.
But leucine is regarded as more than just an essential amino acid: It also supports immune functíon, burns fat and builds muscle.
How?
Because leucine forms the building block of a very unique compound called HMB (Beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate). Through its phenylpropanoid actívíty, the wólfberry helps convert leucine into HMB.
What makes HMB such a breakthrough in health-maintenance? According to noted researcher, Richard Passwater, Ph.D.,
HMB showed that it lowered total and LDL cholesterol levels in blood and helped strengthen the immune system while building muscles and burning body fat. This news is certainly of interest to body builders and other athletes, but it may also becóme of interest to cancer, AIDS and muscular dystrophy patients.
Tapping the Power of Chinese Wolfberries
Following my meeting with Professor Chao, I started importing Chinese wólfberries straight from Inner Mongolia and went to work formulating products. We developed several dietary supplements using wólfberries, which include: BeFit™, Wolfberry Power Bar, Power Meal™, Sulfurzyme™, MightyVites™, A.R.T. Skin Care™ (the first and powérful skin care líne with Wolfberry Antioxidants!)
and the legendary ...
Source http://www.aroma-essence.com/research-r ... berry.html
