GOJI BERRYES

Lycium dasystemum


Family:  
Solanaceae
Description of the species:  
Shrubbery up to 2 m heights.
Used part of the plant:  
Fruits.
Natural area:  
Lower Volga region of European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia.
Conditions of growth:  
On riverines, along the irrigation ditches, on solonetzic, sandy, argillaceous slopes, as weed on cotton fields.
Period of collection:  
August – September.
Collection method:  
Manual.
Material processing:  
Organic dehumidification.
Storage:  
Dry ventilated space, in sacks.
Components specification:  
18 amino acids, 4 essential polysaccharides, phytosterols, vitamin B1, В2, B6, Е, С and 21 minerals.
Major components:  
Phytosterols, polysaccharides.
Features of the oil:  
Immunostimulant, general health-improving, tonic, nootropic, heroprotective (rejuvenescent). Improvement and prolongation of reproductive male (increase of sexual potency, sperm generation ability) and female health (conception and carrying of a pregnancy), laxative, choleretic.
Indications:  
Low immunity, physical collapse, hypotension, sexual asthenia, sterility, habitual abortion, gastric colic, jaundice, laboured breathing, Lane's disease.
Possible usage:  
In homeopathy and pharmaceutics as effective agent in energy drinks; as hedge and ornamental plant.
Fragrance:  
Literature:  
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