The Himalayan Goji Juice
The Goji berry has been widely known and used by the the Chinese and Tibetans used for promoting general wellness. These days, goji juice is becoming more popular in the west due to media exposure and marketing efforts. However, as the name implies, the best berries that are purported to make the best Himalayan goji juice, are grown in some areas close to the Himalayan mountains and Tibet, particularly in China and Inner Mongolia.
Goji juice is rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Additionally, Himalayan goji juice contains many forms of polysaccharide which is an immune boosting agent, and is also very rich in Vitamin C. Among the benefits attributed to the Himalayan goji drink include overcoming the effects of depression, fatigue, and anxiety.
Actually, the goji berry has traditionally been known as the wolfberry, a member of the nightshade family. Potatoes are also members of this same family. The berry was introduced into the United Kingdom in the seventeen hundreds as a hedging shrub and continues to be used there to this day. In the United Kingdom the plant is known as the Duke of Argyll’s Tea Tree and has recently been allowed to be sold commercially.
Do These Berries Really Come From The Himalayas?
The marketing folks may have popularize the term Himalayan goji juice in order to evoke a sense of freshness and purity. It appears the Himalayas’ terrain and and climate would probably not permit these berries to thrive. The berries are more likely to come from China or Inner Mongolia where the growing conditions are more appropriate.
Goji Berry Habitats
Himalayan Goji juice is reportedly produced from the very best berries that can be found. These red berries may well have been grown in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of north-central China or the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. The berries are cultivated on plantations that can range from one hundred to one thousand acres in size. The Ningxia berries are grown on the most fertile floodplains of the Yellow River. The quality of these Ningxia wolfberries is so well known that they are sometimes known as “red diamonds”.
You can try to ask them but most sellers of Himalayan goji juice do not disclose the actual source of the berries. However, a few will disclose that the berries have not been grown in the Himalayan Mountains.
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