Goji Berries

Goji berries are the fruits of a spontaneous shrub of Tibetan origin, belonging to the Solanaceae family, the genus Lycium and the barbarum species. The binomial nomenclature of Goji is Lycium barbarum.

Goji berries are small in size and red in color. They boast various nutritional and phytotherapeutic advantages, some of which are concrete and proven, while others are probably overestimated

Since time immemorial, Goji berries have been an essential element of traditional Chinese medicine and, more generally, of Asian medicine. Only recently, i.e. from the very first years of the 21st century, have Goji berries been introduced into the Western diet, the interest in these fruits does not concern so much their gastronomic value, but rather their relative beneficial power on health.

Today, Goji berries are used as a food supplement, functional food and phytotherapeutic principle by a large segment of the population, mainly due to their nutritional richness in: unique molecules, "rare" mineral salts, vitamins, antioxidants and more.