| Wolfberry or Goji are common names for
several species of the lycium fruit that are available
in many different locations around the world with the major differences
being in taste. There are some claiming that their goji is not called wolfberry. Wolfberry is an English common name for the lycium plant and would not necessarily be used in other languages of the world. Goji (wolfberry) from the
Himalayan areas (China, Pakistan, Tibet, and India) is known for it's antioxidant and immune support. Some claim that the berry is higher quality from one region versus another. The berry quality is mostly affected by the soil in which it is grown and yearly climate conditions. The quality of the berry whether you call it goji or wolfberry, as far as we are concerned, is based upon it's actives content and not the country it is harvested.
One Chinese herbalist is reported to have consumed the
berries on a regular bases as a part of his health care regimen and reached a ripe old age of
over 250 years. This event is celebrated and well known
by the Chinese but has been scoffed at by others.
Chinese researchers have long ago discovered concentrations of
polysaccharides in the wolfberry as the main actives in which their studies
show evidence to support immune function. This is well documented and a internet search of this will find many references of these studies going back decades.
Our Goji/Wolfberry is manufactured from the whole fruit and extracted to a 4:1 ratio. A gram (1,000mg) of this product has the actives of 4,000mg of the Gogi berry powder.
Note this is 4 times the actives of the dried powder. How much Gogi do you you get in an ounce of the goji juice? The actives found in the
juice are dehydrated to remove up to 6 pounds of water
to produce only one pound of powder. In a further
comparison, it would take around 4 quarts of juice to
produce one pound goji / wolfberry powder and 16 quarts
to produce one pound of 4:1 extract powder.
Other English names besides Wolfberry: China Tea Plant, China Wolfberry, Box Thorn, Kuko, Chinese Box Thorn, and Argyll's Teaplant. Note: that there are numerous Chinese common names and names from different languages around the world for these marvelous plants.
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