Goji

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Hello

Do you know the properties of this plant?

 

http://www.jhershierra.com/id7.html

Thanks

Mahima

[Guest guest]

This is the fashion statement of the MLM year - I would like to send a picture

of the Australian Kangaroo Apple (Solanum aviculare) ripening in my garden at

the moment - next week - to see if any of you consider this to be the same plant

as the Goji please ........... doubtless it has immune boosting properties:

(Ref:)

 

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/apple.html

 

There are many commercial references to the Goji berry on the net ....... I

found some commercial Goji berry juice in a fridge at work and drank some - it

had no noticeable impact on me that I could detect.

 

Jane

[Guest guest]

goji is lycium barbatum, or wolfberry - it is not a solanaceae

used as a blood restorative in chinese medicine, it is a wonderful

food for reducing vata and nourishing the blood

esp. good as a post-partum restorative

they look like red raisins when dry, and have a pleasant flavor

the 'goji juice' hype however is just that

while not as common in ayurveda, they are super cheap in chinese herb

shops

they can be decocted down to make a kind of herbal syrup, or added to

food (like morning porridge)

 

todd caldecott

 

 

On 31-Jan-06, at 5:16 AM, ayurveda wrote:

> "Jane MacRoss" <HIGHFIELD

I would like to

> send a picture of the Australian Kangaroo Apple (Solanum aviculare)

> ripening in my garden at the moment - next week - to see if any of

> you consider this to be the same plant as the Goji

> please

[Guest guest]

I noticed the name but remain intrigued by the similarity .........

 

Jane

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Todd Caldecott

goji is lycium barbatum, or wolfberry - it is not a solanaceae