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the aphrodisiac power of
goji berries (wolfberries)
Known for centuries in Asia, goji berries
are called
“happy berries” in China, where there aphrodisiac
powers are held in high regard. In Chinese medicine,
goji berries are administered to strengthen the adrenal
system, believed to be a center of sexual energy. The
fruit’s aphrodisiac status even found its way into
an ancient Chinese proverb warning men who travel away
from their families: “He who travels one thousand
kilometers from home should not eat goji
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Clinical tests have proven goji berries to be helpful in lowering bad cholesterol as well as a potential for
treating metabolic syndrome, a precursor to erectile
dysfunction. Its nutritional claims also include one
of the highest contents of beta-carotene of all fruits.
As such, goji berries are administered by health food
practitioners for their promise of helping eaters to
look and feel young.
The berries are most often sold dried
, in which state
their sweet/sour taste is like an intense cross between
a dried cranberry and a golden raisin. They can be used
in cooking similarly to a dried cranberry or can be
tossed on salads or added to trail mix. In China, the
dried fruit is cooked into savory chicken or pork stew
and is also steeped as an herbal tonic. The Chinese
even make wine from what they consider to be one of
the most powerfully nutritious foods.
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