Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.), pronounced "gou-qi" in
Mandarin Chinese, anglicized to "goji"
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Read the complete August 5th article on this subject by David Karp of the Los Angeles Times, click!
Commercial goji crops are coming to the United States and Canada, but early results have been discouraging.
David Karp's article lists some of the reasons why
- birds and deer tend to over-forage the early berries
- the plants tend to succeed better from cuttings rather than from seeds and seedlings which are easier to import from China
- a mechanized system for inexpensively harvesting the berries -- not currently available -- will be essential for success of large-scale American crops
What's New in Goji Research?
Nutr Cancer. 2009;61(3):408-14.
Wolfberry inhibits growth of human breast cancer cells in the laboratory. click for research abstract!
Feature Finding:
In test tube studies, goji (wolfberry) inhibited proliferation of human breast cancer cells.
Lycium barbarum L. (wolfberry, "goji")
Courtesy of Dr. Jason Qing, Dreamland Goji
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