Lyceum Barbarum

There are over 41 types of Goji berries throughout the world. Most of these types are cultivated in the East. The most famous and most popular are barbarum school, college and Chinese ferocissimum Lyceum.

Berry Peniophora, ie the Chinese herbalist Chinese Wolfberry is a bright red, almost tender Berry with a taste very similar to Raisins. It has been used as a general nutrient tonic for many years and Chinese medicine refers to it as a cooling tonic.
It contains beta-sitosterol, betaine, beta-carotene, niacin, pyridoxine and ascorbic acid.

They come from the nightshade family which also includes tomatoes, green pepper, eggplant and potatoes that most Americans are familiar.
Lycium chinense is sometimes called Chinese wolfberry, grapes or marriage boxthorn Chinese. It is very closely related to Lycium barbarum and grows mainly in Hebei province in China.

Lycium barbarus grows in various parts of Asia such as Tibet and Inner Mongolia, but he lives in a region called the Goji belt. There are several provinces of China and Tibet areas where these vines in the wild. In these areas, the Lycium barbarum goji berries is highly revered. Ningxia, China is in the belt and goji is considered one of the most beautiful places in the goji vine growing.

In Ningxia, the soil is generally alkaline and very fertile. Temperatures can be very cold and very hot. This type of soil and climate that grows the biggest, fattest, most beautiful bays of Goji. Fruits are dark red, with few seeds and taste deliciously sweet. (Incidentally, it is rich, fertile, but the harsh climate of Alaska, which combines the antioxidant found in blueberries over the United States.

Studies in New Brunswick, who thoroughly studied Labs blueberries grown in the United States have shown a direct correlation between the harsh climate and antioxidants in fruit. It seems that the plant, if it has all the nutrients it needs to be healthy, will actually make many substances to protect from the hostile environment.)

The people of Ningxia are simply crazy about their goji berries, which have always grown over the hills and they have grown more than 500 years.

In Ningxia, the Goji legends about the history and tradition abound. Years ago the inhabitants of nanqu, a city in the province of Ningxia, were presented with the Village of Long Life title by the emperor, because they had so Centurian (people over 100) living in their village.

Another area that poses the foot of the Tianshan mountains (a mountain range roughly equal to the peaks of the Himalayas) called Xinjiang, where there is runoff of pristine snow and harsh temperatures similar to those of Ningxia Goji berries also of similar quality to those found in Ningxia.

Of course, the regions of Hebei, Gansu, Qinghai, Shanxi, also in the Chinese area goji respectfully disagree that one of these two provinces have berries that are better than theirs.

All these provinces are located along the mountain ranges in a particular area of the supremacy China.Goji is also claimed by the Tibetans. There are also inner Mongols, Koreans and Japanese who cultivate and harvest the goji berries highly revered.

Ningxia, China is legendary for amazingly healthy people. The Chinese national census recently reported that the number of Ningxia residents living more than 100 years exceeds the national average by an amazing 400%. residents of Ningxia now admit their health secret lies in the locally grown goji berries - wolfberries.

Goji Berries - Wolfberries - are a national treasure of China. The health and vitality of the Ningxia elderly has long been attributed to goji berries - wolfberries. For the people.