| By now you have
probably all heard the buzz about the health food industry's
newest "superfood" called Wolfberry juice. The wolfberry is also
known as Gogi berry (the botanical name is Lycium barbarum) but
all wolfberries are not created equal. The name Tibetan Goji berry
is in common use in the health food market for berries from this
plant that are claimed to have been grown in the Himalayan region.
But soil studies in this region have proven to be poor, and
climate conditions that are adverse for fruit crops. Interesting
speculation about soil origins in the Ningxia region of China,
however, has arisen to explain the exceptional nutrient qualities
of the Ningxia wolfberry. The Huang He (Yellow) River originates
in the Himalayan Mountains and flows through the Ningxia Province.
For centuries, the river has created a unique, mineral-rich, super
fertile silt-water flood plain found nowhere else on earth. It is
the perfect place to grow wolfberries. |
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