Uses: Nourish liver and kidney yin, supplement blood, improve blood circulation, and improve vision
Consumption: Goji berry can be eaten raw as a snack or boiled/ steeped in tea, often in addition to dried longan fruit and red dates. It is also often added to oatmeal, rice congee and soups. Note: Add to soup when the soup is almost finished cooking.
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Wolfberries have long played important roles in traditional Chinese medicine where they are believed to enhance immune system, improve eyesight, protect the liver, boost sperm production and improve circulation and other effects. It is a commonly used herb for blurred vision and short sight due to liver and kidney deficiency . They can be eaten raw, consumed as juice or wine, brewed into an herbal tea. Renowned in Asia as one of nature's most nutritionally dense foods, wolfberries have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for nearly 2,000 years. This special herb comes from from Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, and the Tian Shan Mountains of western Xinjiang, China.
Wolfberry fruits also contain zeaxanthin, an important dietary carotenoid selectively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea where it is thought to provide antioxidant and protective light-filtering roles. A human supplementation trial showed that daily intake of wolfberries increased plasma levels of zeaxanthin. Several published studies, have also reported possible medicinal benefits of Lycium barbarum, especially due to its antioxidant properties, including potential benefits against cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, vision-related diseases (such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma).
As a food, dried wolfberries are traditionally cooked before consumption. Dried wolfberries are often added to rice congee, as well as used in Chinese tonic soups, in combination with chicken or pork, vegetables, and other herbs. Various wines containing wolfberries are also produced, including some that are a blend of grape wine and wolfberries.
Consumption: Goji berry can be eaten raw as a snack or boiled/ steeped in tea, often in addition to dried longan fruit and red dates. It is also often added to oatmeal, rice congee and soups. Note: Add to soup when the soup is almost finished cooking.
Additional Information
Wolfberries have long played important roles in traditional Chinese medicine where they are believed to enhance immune system, improve eyesight, protect the liver, boost sperm production and improve circulation and other effects. It is a commonly used herb for blurred vision and short sight due to liver and kidney deficiency . They can be eaten raw, consumed as juice or wine, brewed into an herbal tea. Renowned in Asia as one of nature's most nutritionally dense foods, wolfberries have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for nearly 2,000 years. This special herb comes from from Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, and the Tian Shan Mountains of western Xinjiang, China.
Wolfberry fruits also contain zeaxanthin, an important dietary carotenoid selectively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea where it is thought to provide antioxidant and protective light-filtering roles. A human supplementation trial showed that daily intake of wolfberries increased plasma levels of zeaxanthin. Several published studies, have also reported possible medicinal benefits of Lycium barbarum, especially due to its antioxidant properties, including potential benefits against cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, vision-related diseases (such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma).
As a food, dried wolfberries are traditionally cooked before consumption. Dried wolfberries are often added to rice congee, as well as used in Chinese tonic soups, in combination with chicken or pork, vegetables, and other herbs. Various wines containing wolfberries are also produced, including some that are a blend of grape wine and wolfberries.
