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In the last 2 or 3 years, goji has become popular in the US and a big debate has developed as to where the best nutritious goji is grown. Many US marketing companies claim it’s in Tibet and the Himalayas. Others push for Xinjiang. But the Chinese, who have been using goji for thousands of years, have considered the Ningxia goji berry to have the highest medicinal properties. It’s been this way since the time of the great Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Research conducted in traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy all document the Ningxia goji in their studies and not the Tibetian or Xinjiang. In fact, the Tibetan materia medicas make no mention whatsoever of goji in their texts. If that’s the case, then how is it possible that these US marketing companies, so new to the goji scene, can be more knowledgeable than traditional Chinese doctors? Do they know something that the Chinese doctors, who’ve treated billions of people for thousands of years, don’t? The answer is a simple no! Ningxia Hui Autonomus Region in Northern China has over 16 times as many centenarians (100-year-olds) than the rest of China. Their diet consists of goji, sesame seeds, walnuts, raisins, longan and mutton. Goji is eaten daily in a form of a goji soup. Ningxia is the goji capital of the world because it has the ideal climate for growing the best quality goji.
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