MonaVie - The
Wolfberry
The Wolfberry is
relatively new to the United States, The Chinese are
very familiar with the un-common benefits of this
amazing product. The native Chinese refer to this
berry as "Goji Berry". It is also
called Lycii berry, Lycium fruit, or Lycium barbarum.
Wolfberries
are almost never found in their fresh form outside
of their production regions, and are usually sold in
open boxes and small packages in dried form.
wolfberries are sweet in taste and neutral in
nature. They can be eaten raw, consumed as juice or
wine, brewed into an herbal tea or prepared as a
tincture.
Wolfberry Goji Fruit
Close-up, ripe
wolfberries, Zhongning County, Ningxia, China These
species produce a bright orange-red, ellipsoid
berry. The number of seeds in each berry varies
widely based on cultivar and fruit size, containing
anywhere between 10-60 tiny yellow seeds that are
compressed with a curved embryo. The berries ripen
from July to October in the Northern hemisphere.
Known in Asia
as an extremely nutritious food. Since the early
21st century in the United States and other such
industrialized countries, there has been a
rapidly growing recognition of wolfberries for
their nutrient richness and antioxidant
qualities.