Lycium Barbarum

What is Lycium Barbarum?

Lycium Barbarum is the latin name for a plant native to China; Lycium Barbarum is often referred to as goji, as it bears the tiny red berries known as goji berries. Medicinal uses of the Lycium Barbarum plant

The berries of the lycium barbarum plant, goji berries, have been used for centuries in Chinese traditional medicine. Multiple ancient chinese medical texts, including the Ming Dynasty Compendium of Materia Medica from the 16th century and the Tang Dynasty treatise Yaoxing Lun from the 7th century, mention goji berries.

Modern scientific analysis has found that goji berries contain a high level of many important nutrients, which helps explain why lycium barbarum has been held in such high esteem by Chinese healers. For more information on the nutritional value and health benefits of goji berries, visit our About The Goji Berry page.

Using Lycium Barbarum

It is virtually impossible to find fresh goji berries outside the area where lycium barbarum is grown, so benefiting from the health benefits of the berries can be difficult.

Himalayan Goji Juice is a scientifically proven product created from the berries of lycium barbarum. Himalayan Goji Juice captures and preserves the nutritional content of goji berries so that anyone can benefit from lycium barbarum.