Goji berries are common in daily life. Beyond soups and traditional Chinese medicine, their most popular use seems to be soaking in liquor—my grandfather often made this concoction. But what exactly are their nutritional benefits?
Goji berries are rich in carotene, vitamins A1, B1, B2, C, as well as calcium and iron—essential nutrients for eye health. This earned them the folk name "eye-brightening berries." Throughout history, traditional physicians have used goji berries to treat blurred vision and night blindness caused by liver blood deficiency or kidney yin deficiency.The renowned formula Qiju Dihuang Wan (Goji Chrysanthemum Rehmannia Pill) features goji berries as its primary ingredient. Folk medicine also employs goji berries to treat chronic eye conditions, with steamed eggs with goji berries serving as a simple yet effective dietary remedy.
Goji berry pigments refer to the collective term for various coloring substances present in the berries, serving as their key bioactive components.They primarily include β-carotene, small amounts of lutein, and other colored substances. Goji berry pigments enhance human immune function, prevent tumor formation, and help ward off atherosclerosis. Goji berries boost the body's immunity, replenish qi and strengthen essence, nourish the liver and kidneys, combat aging, alleviate thirst, warm the body, and resist tumors. Friendly Reminder: Suitable for: Liver and kidney yin deficiency, blood deficiency, soreness in the lower back and knees, chronic eye diseases, dizziness, debility and emaciation, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, chronic hepatitis, and hyperlipidemia.【Suitable for consumption】Individuals with liver and kidney yin deficiency, blood deficiency, soreness in the lower back and knees, chronic eye diseases, dizziness and vertigo, debility and emaciation, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, chronic hepatitis, fatty liver, and cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy or chemotherapy.Suitable for all conditions characterized by excessive heat due to deficiency, such as advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, yin deficiency with internal heat in diabetes, or persistent deficiency heat after childhood measles. [Contraindications] Not suitable for those with spleen deficiency and diarrhea; also avoid during colds or fevers.