goji berries

Small red berries, the secretions of which act as an aphrodisiac; data from Wuhan University reported increased sexual performance and sperm quality in rats.

Content
Beta-carotene; vitamins C, B1, B2 and other vitamins; minerals; antioxidants; amino acids; are said to contain isoleucine, tryptophan, zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium, phosphorus, B6 and vitamin E.

Effects
Believed to enhance immune system function, help eyesight, protect liver, boost sperm production and improve circulation. They act on the liver, lung and kidney channels and enrich yin.

Formulations
Raw, tea, tincture.

References in periodicals archive

(Chenopodiaceae) and boxthorn (Lycium spp., Solanaceae) are less abundant.

The subtropical cold deserts and subdeserts

One type, grown mainly in China, is the Lycium Chinense, often referred to as Chinese wolfberry, matrimony vine, or Chinese boxthorn. The other is Lycium Barbarum, which grows in various regions of Asia such as Tibet and Inner Mongolia.

Goji berry-ancient herb, new discovery

There's the boundary.' Anyhow, we gets over to the church, and he's just standing there and he says, 'Yes, this is where mum's house stood, here, this boxthorn tree was in the middle of the garden - the church blew us out - it had a flower garden.' He looked over the creek, he said, 'Look there, there, look, look!

Against nostalgia: place and memory in Myles Lalor's 'Oral History.'

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