Popular superfood. Someone considers them as a means for losing weight, someone as a source of health and longevity. In any case, these small red berries are an expensive treat. The good news is that this magical remedy can be grown on your own in your backyard.
In the article, we will look at what goji berries are, the features of their self-growing and care, which will be required for this.
Goji berry: description and types
Goji berries appear on the tree (when proper care can be 3.5 m high and above) Chinese dereza or ordinary dereza.
Did you know? The second popular name is Tibetan.Apparently, this is a mistake, a mistranslation of the scientific name - Lycium barbarum. In fact, it translates as "Berber dereza" and not as "barberry". The name Tibetan barberry is popular in Russia. Goji is a Chinese word. And the British call it their own way - tea tree Duke of Argyll's teatree, in honor of a Scottish duke.
If the Chinese type of plant in our latitudes is not very common, then the common dereza quite accessible and well rooted and growing. The goji plant is a deciduous shrub with a spreading crown. The leaves are oval, fleshy, small, located along the entire length of thin branches. The roots are powerful and deep, give many shoots.
In addition to useful berries, the plant is also beautiful. The shrub blooms with lilac or purple-pink flowers. Flowering begins in May and continues until September.
Fruiting from the third year. The fruits are bright red oblong berries. Harvest can be harvested all summer, but the most valuable berries are harvested in August.
Is self-cultivation possible?
Dereza ordinary, the planting and care of which is discussed in the article, is well grown on household plots and even in room conditions. The shrub is unpretentious, frost-resistant. It can be used as both around the perimeter and inside the site.
Shrubs can be grown both from seeds and cuttings. Seeds can be obtained from soaked dry berries. Cuttings can be obtained from an adult plant.
conditions for growth
Dereza shrub does not require special care and attention. But still, when planting plants, some points should be taken into account.
Location selection
Boxthorn - fast growing plant with strong roots. It should be planted as a hedge or in empty areas.
Important! Be careful when landing on the site. Goji can destroy other plants.
The shrub will grow well in a little shade and in the sun. Withstands urban conditions. You can even grow it at home, but it requires special conditions when wintering at home.
Soil Requirements
Because of its durability, it does not impose special requirements on it. Grows well in neutral and alkaline soils. On sour it develops a little worse.
Dereza does not like stagnant water. Therefore, try to plant a bush in places with rocky soil.
How to plant a goji berry, propagation of a useful plant
As already mentioned, there is There are two ways to propagate this plant:
- seeds;
- cuttings.
from seed
Seeds can be obtained from dried berries. To do this, soak the berries and wait for them to soften. Now the seeds can be easily removed. For better germination, keep the seeds in the seed solution, after which they are ready for sowing. Sow in a container filled with a mixture of ordinary soil (approximately 2:1 ratio). Seeding depth - 2-3 mm.
To increase the humidity in the container, cover it and place it in a dark, warm place. After the appearance of the first sprouts, take the container to the light. Protect from drafts and hypothermia. Treat young plants with a spray gun so as not to damage the shoots. After a week, you can remove the film.
After the appearance of 3-4 leaves, the plants can be picked and planted in individual pots. The container for transplantation should be deep. Goji roots develop quickly and grow down, not in breadth. When transplanting, hook the seedling as low as possible and plant it together with an earthen clod.
disembarkation at open ground spend in early summer or spring, after the end of frost.
cuttings
Plant seedlings of dereza in the spring. In autumn, planting can be carried out in warm regions.
Prepare holes about half a meter deep and wide, where you will plant cuttings in two weeks. The bottom of the pit is filled (stones, sand), with a mixture of soil and, add -,. Place the seedling so that the root neck is at ground level. Cover with soil and water. The trunk circle is better. Tie a young bush to a support or immediately install a trellis.
Important! Place seedlings at least 2 meters apart.
Small self-grown goji berry seedlings are planted in 20 x 20 cm holes filled with earth and, this planting method will provide and good care behind them.
Basic rules of care
Young goji plants require attention in their first year of growth.
Watering
Dereza bush tolerates drought well. during the first year it is required no more than 2 times a week. In the future, it is possible and less often, depending on the dryness of the weather.
Top dressing and fertilizer
Only young plants should. As fertilizers, you can use humus, superphosphate. In the future, the bush does not need additional feeding. Goji feels good even on poor soils.
Goji berry, or Tibetan barberry, or barbarian dereza, comes from Tibet, where it grows wild. The plant was found by the monks, and due to its qualities, it became an effective cure for many diseases.
Growing goji in an apartment or in the country is becoming popular, as berries are an excellent tool for treating SARS, flu, colds in children and adults. Healing fruits goji contains 500 times more vitamin C than citrus fruits, and in terms of mineral composition they have no analogues among other representatives of the flora. As part of the berry, there are 21 names of mineral salts.
Goji berries have revolutionized the weight loss market. The results of using the Tibetan barberry are stunning: without diets and exhausting exercises, you can lose up to 10 kg per week (see video). Berries are poisonous fresh, but after drying they are quite edible. The plant belongs to the nightshade family, and therefore it has a specific taste.
For cultivation, Chinese agronomists have specially created a variety with larger berries and perfect taste. Goji Chinese, unlike a wild plant, bears fruit only for 2-4 years of growth. At home, the seeds of the Tibetan barberry sprout together, and the cuttings take root without much difficulty and additional stimulants. How to grow a Tibetan barberry in a garden plot or at home in a pot?
Agricultural technology
Tibetan goji is a shrub with creeping stems, reaching a length of 8 m in the wild (see photo). On the branches along the entire length there are sharp spikes, the leaves are narrow, long, completely cover the stem. Flowering occurs in spring and summer. The fruits are formed at the top of the stems. The berries are bright red and look like cherry tomatoes. Inside are small seeds, 8-15 pieces. Goji tastes sweetish with bitterness and slight sourness. The first crop is harvested in the summer and it continues until late autumn. Not only berries are useful, but also bark, leaves. In China, goji is popular as a condiment for cold and hot dishes.
Goji berries are watery and difficult to dry. In total, there are about 40 species, of which only Chinese and Tibetan goji have healing qualities. Fresh berries in contact with human skin cause severe oxidation and darkening of tissues. All plant in fresh poisonous! Harvest on sacking, spread under a bush, ripe fruits are knocked down with a stick.
The climate conditions of central Russia make it possible to grow goji in the country. Stony soil is suitable for the plant; on fertile soil, the plant also grows and reproduces well. Care consists in watering, pruning, harvesting, preparing for winter.
At home, the plant is provided with:
- draft protection;
- diffused light without direct sunlight;
- 1 month of wintering in January-February with an air temperature of 10 0 С;
- frame for stems;
- pruning and formation of fruit branches;
- alkaline soil;
- watering once a week.
Propagated by goji seeds, cuttings. In specialized stores, you can buy seeds, seedlings and adult plants, but it is not always possible to grow and maintain fruiting. Growing Tibetan barberry from seeds and seedlings is a laborious, lengthy process. The plant begins to bloom and bear fruit only for 2-4 years.
Propagation of Tibetan barberry by seeds
To grow a plant at home from seeds, mature large berries are harvested. Soak the berries in water for a couple of hours. Small seeds (about 1 
mm - see photo) berries are selected from the fruit shell and soaked for 1-2 hours in a growth stimulator for plants. Appin, Zircon will do. Seeds have good germination.
A soil mixture of loam and peat (2: 1) of a neutral PH reaction is prepared for seedlings. Arrange drainage in a pot (1.5-3 cm). The soil is deeply moistened. Several seeds are planted in one container. The seeds are buried in the soil by 2-2.5 cm. The soil is constantly watered, preventing drying out. It is important to provide favorable conditions without temperature fluctuations, to protect from drafts. After 2 weeks, the first shoots appear. After seedling germination, the container is moved to a bright place, but without direct sunlight.
Seedlings are transplanted into separate pots immediately, or after the appearance of two true leaves. root system goji seedlings are very developed, growing in depth. Therefore, it is not worth the time with a transplant. Pots for seedlings are chosen at least 7 cm deep. A plant grown from seeds at home begins to bloom the very next year.
How to grow a berry cuttings and seedlings
The technology of growing a fruit-bearing plant at home from cuttings can significantly speed up the harvest. For this, an adult stem is cut at a height of 35-40 cm. The cut cutting is cut at an angle 10-15 cm long. The cuttings are placed in moist soil, closed glass jar. Moisten the soil regularly. After the appearance of the leaves, the jar is removed. Rooted cuttings with 2-3 leaves (see photo) are planted in a pot and provide constant care.
Growing goji at home is easy with purchased seedlings. The average cost of seedlings per Russian market is 300-600 rubles. A rooted seedling should be transplanted into a larger pot and provided with appropriate care.
To plant seedlings in open ground, prepare sunny place. When choosing a site, it is taken into account that there should be at least 1.5-2 m between plants. They dig a hole with a diameter of 50 cm, a depth of 40 cm. They fall asleep with a mixture of humus, earth and coarse-grained river sand. Plants are planted in a row, with a row spacing of at least 2-3 m. The seedling is buried a little.
It is easy to create conditions for growing goji at home on the windowsill, in the garden plot of central Russia. The plant perfectly tolerates frosts down to -30 degrees, gusty winds, frosts, dry air and heavy rains in summer. Seeds and cuttings take root well and delight in the next year's harvest. Such resistance to weather changes is due to the Spartan lifestyle of a wild plant in the mountains of Tibet. The value of goji berries is incomparable with any other fruit plant.
Probably everyone has heard about the miraculous remedy for weight loss - goji berries. However, not everyone knows that these berries are not at all exotic for Russia, and many domestic gardeners successfully grow them on their plots.
And with proper care, everyone can get real goji, no worse than in advertising!
A little about Goji culture
The scientific name of goji is common dereza (nightshade family), and in a simple way - wolfberry, or Tibetan barberry. Just do not confuse with real barberry, as it is completely different plants! And do not be afraid of the name wolfberry - many shrubs are popularly called them. The fruits of some of them are poisonous, but goji berries are quite edible. Dereza grows in Central Asia, Southern Europe, Ukraine and Russia (mainly in the Caucasus, Primorye and Kuban). But for some reason, the berries are mainly exported by the Chinese, who call them goji. Under this name they are advertised with us.
Features of growing goji
The culture is propagated by seeds. They are sown in autumn or spring in open ground under a film shelter. Bred dereza and cuttings. To do this, in July or August, cut lignified twigs 10 cm each, dip the cuts in a nutrient solution, and then stick the cuttings into moist soil. Leave up to 2 m between the bushes. Pour compost mixed with 30 g of potassium sulfate and 150 g of superphosphate into a planting hole measuring 50x60x40 cm. After planting, mulch the ground under the seedlings with humus. By autumn, the branches should take root. The easiest way to grow goji is from root shoots, which are always in abundance in adult bushes.
Young plants begin to bear fruit in 2-3 years. Seedlings a year later. To keep young plants warm, dig them up in the fall and store them in a cool place. Plant them back in the ground in the spring. The culture is able to tolerate frosts down to -25 °, but requires good winter shelter with spruce branches or nonwoven fabric. Light freezing for bushes is not dangerous, they are quickly restored due to young growths.
What are goji berries?
Dereza is a perennial deciduous shrub. It grows up to 3 m in height, and spreads up to 6 m in width. The twigs are prickly, drooping, with small leaves. The culture blooms from June to October. The aroma of the plant is not strong, but pleasant. Oblong berries ripen throughout the season orange red up to 2 cm in size. It tastes sweet with a slight sourness, there are a lot of small seeds. When harvesting, they are knocked down with a stick on a cloth spread under a bush, and then dried. It is not recommended to pick wolfberry fruits with your hands because of the caustic juice, which can cause skin irritation.
Goji care
Water the goji sparingly. Feed only during the growing season. When the fruits begin to ripen, stop feeding. Pinch off the tops of young seedlings so that the plant bushes better. Subsequently, regularly carry out shaping and sanitary pruning. It is advisable to leave the bushes low, so that it is easier to cover them for the winter. Wintering wolfberry is perhaps the only difficulty in growing it in the middle and northern latitudes: Russia. But the heat-loving culture also requires little care.
Goji: useful properties
In folk Chinese medicine, a decoction of the bark of a shrub is used as a laxative and diuretic, to relieve fever, with bronchitis, to remove cholesterol. The leaves are brewed and drunk as a tonic. However, in domestic medicine, the benefits of dereza are still controversial. So before using goji for treatment, be sure to consult a specialist.
About growing goji - personal experience
Let's start with appearance. Goji is evergreen shrub up to 3 m high, in which branches hang down under the weight of fruits. Therefore, at the "youthful" age, they need to be tied to pegs so that they do not creep along the ground. Goji have thorns, but they are small and not scary at all. I think that many confuse this plant with barberry, that's who has thorns so thorns. Over time, goji grows as violently as raspberries. Well, we will not give up raspberries because of this, will we?
Now about the most important thing - about the poison. It is a myth. For example, the Chinese use not only goji berries, but also its leaves, bark and roots (they are dried and added to herbal preparations and tea). There, this plant is considered, so to speak, waste-free. Yes, green goji berries should not be eaten. And what other unripe fruits are possible? The same unripe blackcurrant can also be poisoned for a sweet soul. Then what's with the goji?
And harvesting from the bushes is quite simple - lay some material under the plant so that the berries do not fall to the ground and do not get dirty, and you will be happy. Many summer residents even spread a film under the gooseberry for this purpose. And the fact that the hands turn black during the collection of goji is so unseen: from the same blackcurrant or mushrooms, the skin on the palms also darkens. And what, from poison it? No, from organic acids
And what's so difficult about drying goji fruits? He brought it home, laid it out on a bedding, and let it lie, dry. You can, of course, do the same in an accelerated way - in an electric dryer or oven - but this is already an amateur. By the way, slightly dried goji berries can already be eaten, and they are even much tastier in this form. And dry berries have their own advantages: a long shelf life, their volume and weight are reduced, which is convenient for transportation. Of these, you can cook jam or jam if you wish, but doctors do not recommend doing this, because when heat treatment useful substances are destroyed in fruits.
In one of the rooms, I remember reading how one summer resident complained that she took only three kilos of fruit from one goji bush. But is this really not enough? One would like to ask: how much do you collect from a currant bush? It’s just that they plant it sra-jy in several bushes, so it seems that its yield is huge.
And I want one more thing important point remember, goji is medicinal plant. And where is it seen that drugs are used without the slightest idea of the dosage? After all, even infusions medicinal herbs you can't drink as much as you like. And no one does it - everyone is afraid of poisoning. And why is there a different attitude towards goji then? Where is the logic? Therefore, I want to write about how to properly use these berries. Well, first of all, you need to know that children under three years of age should not be given them (if a child picks one or two ripe berries, then there will be nothing to worry about).
But for children from three to seven years old, the norm is 1 tsp. per day in the morning.
Adults can also use 1 tbsp. l. in a day. But who definitely shouldn’t eat goji in any case, it’s hypotensive (berries reduce blood pressure) and those who suffer from food allergies.
In fact, goji is a type of common wolfberry and grows in Tibet and China.
Outwardly, the berries look like barberries, which misleads many gardeners..
At the same time, the plant belongs to the varieties of wolfberry, but it is completely safe for ingestion.
Moreover, bright red goji fruits have a positive effect on the body, healing it, stimulating metabolism, improving blood circulation and saturating it with new forces.
They contain many useful amino acids, ascorbic acid, vitamin B group and minerals necessary for the body to function properly.
Recently, goji began to be used as a means for losing weight. Studies have shown that their proper use allows you to reduce weight in a short time.
The fruits of the plant have a beneficial effect on arterial pressure, bringing it back to normal, reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood, protect the muscles of the heart.
It is impossible not to note the strong antioxidant effect of goji berries and their ability to strengthen the immune system. It is also an excellent tool for the prevention of cancer.
How does goji take root in Russia?
Despite the fact that China and Tibet are the homeland of goji, the plant gets along well on our land.
So, Caucasians, residents of Ukraine and Kuban, as well as Russians living in middle lane countries.
The shrub can be planted in almost any region of Russia.
If the climate is mild, warm, then goji can be kept on the site all year round..
If the region has a cold climate, winter period it is better to cover the plant or take it to a room where it is always cool and fresh, having previously transplanted it into a deep container.
Goji bloom time is from early summer to October. Flowers can be bright pink, purple, purple, brownish. They exude a pleasant aroma. There are thorns on the branches, so planting a shrub and collecting fruits from it should be done carefully.
It is interesting that goji is grown not only for the sake of useful berries, but also for decorating the garden plot.
Choosing a place for planting and growing secrets
The best place for growing goji is well-lit by the sun. The shrub needs soil enriched with fertilizers, which perfectly passes water. At the very beginning of growing goji, you should periodically water and “feed”, but when the plant gets stronger, care for them is no longer required.
Goji propagation is carried out using cuttings or seeds..
The latter are planted in a greenhouse in spring time of the year.
After the seedling is stretched, its crown must be carefully removed by hand, and the plant should be transplanted into the ground under the open sky.
Goji can be propagated by cuttings much faster.
To do this, you need ten-centimeter (or longer) lignified cuttings. Landing is carried out again in the spring. This is necessary so that by autumn the plant has grown and given strong roots.
Planting cuttings in autumn is dangerous because in winter the plant can simply freeze. However, tests have shown that the risks are reduced to zero in some of the warmest regions of our country.
A garden dweller will not immediately please with fruits. Usually the first two or three years it does not bear fruit, but then there is no shortage of berries. Collect them only when it is clear and dry outside.
In order to make goji berries really useful for the body, they need to be properly dried. Drying is carried out until the peel of the fruit begins to peel off, and the fruit can be easily separated from the stalk.
If the berry has not yet ripened, its use can cause serious toxic poisoning. The ripeness is indicated by the color: it should be bright red.
The most suitable soil acidity level for growing goji shrubs is slightly acidic to strongly alkaline. However, subject to the rules of planting and caring for the plant, it will take root on any soil.
There are few people who have never heard of goji berries. For the past few years, attractive advertisements for this "miracle from the East" have been flooding the Internet sites. Goji is often offered as a "magic" natural remedy for weight loss, but it is also known that this plant contains many invaluable trace elements that are beneficial to the human body.
But is it really necessary to constantly buy goji berries for decent money in order to consume goji berries? After all, the conditions for growing this miracle plant can be created in Russia. Anyone who wants to try goji as a means of losing weight, is looking for a source of trace elements and vitamins, or just wants to diversify country cottage area some unusual plant, of course, it will be interesting to know what a goji berry is, planting, growing and caring for which is quite possible on Russian soil.
Eastern miracle
Tibet is considered the birthplace of miracle berries and the area where they first learned about its usefulness. In China, the history of goji eating goes back tens of thousands of years. Since the last century, goji have gained incredible popularity in many countries of the world. Per healing properties goji berry is rightfully recognized as one of the most useful natural herbal remedies. A shrub with oblong bright red fruits has many names: Tibetan (or Chinese) barberry, wolfberry, Chinese dereza ...
The benefits of goji berries for humans
The goji berry, planting and caring for which in the Chinese provinces has already acquired an industrial scale, is incredibly valued in traditional medicine in China and Tibet.
The properties of these "magic" berries are difficult to overestimate. Goji is an invaluable source of more than twenty minerals, a set of natural vegetable fats and carbohydrates, 18 rare amino acids, linoleic acid, proteins, fatty acids, fiber, essential vitamins C, E and group B.
Of course, the goji berry, planted and cared for in Russia, is noticeably inferior in terms of the amount of minerals and vitamins to similar fruits grown in the mountains of Tibet or in China. But even "goji from the dacha" are able to provide human body daily allowance of all of the above substances.
In addition to the use of these berries for the most publicized goal - weight loss, the use of goji solves many medical and physiological problems: they improve metabolism and skin condition, reduce blood sugar levels, regulate melatonin levels, help with depression and sleep disorders, improve immunity and promote rejuvenation. organism. There is an opinion that it is the use of goji that is the secret of the success of athletes from the Middle Kingdom, the reason for their incredible endurance.
Climatic conditions and soil for growing goji
Outwardly, the common dereza is a tall shrub with small leaves and thin, flexible, rather prickly branches. flowering bush covered with tender purple flowers, and the fruits of wolfberry, known as the goji berry, are oblong, medium-sized, bright red. The ability of wolfberry to grow and bear fruit in the harsh mountain climate of the Himalayas suggests that the plant is highly viable and can withstand frosts down to -15 degrees.
"Berry of happiness and longevity" feels great in the Russian temperate climate, in a place where there are many sunlight and average humidity. The soil on which dereza is grown can be any, so the plant is very unpretentious. The goji berry, planting and caring for which is discussed in the article, can be successfully grown in the suburbs at their summer cottage.
Goji seedlings from cuttings
How to grow goji berries on the site own dacha? You can grow a seedling of dereza from seeds or from cuttings.
Cuttings can be obtained using layering. To do this, in the middle of summer, on an already existing bush no younger than three years old, bend down to the ground and dig in strong branches. Before the first frost, the branch is cut off and seated.
The cuttings can be cut separately. FROM mother bush cuttings about 10 cm long are cut with care, while it is imperative to cut so that at least 1 cm is “old” wood. The edge is processed with a root, and the cuttings are planted in a greenhouse. In winter, an insulated balcony is also suitable for this.
How to grow seedlings from seeds
If it is not possible to get cuttings, then you can grow a wolfberry seedling from seeds extracted from a ripe goji berry. Planting and leaving seeds is somewhat different from the "cutting".
Seeds are extracted from a fully ripe goji berry. They do not need to be germinated before planting, it is recommended to simply soak them in a stimulant for a couple of hours. immune system- zircon or epine. Seeds are placed in a medium loose drained neutral soil mixture containing compost and sand. Seeds are planted close to each other in a greenhouse or other fairly bright place with a consistently warm temperature and covered with a film. Watering is carried out using a spray gun.
After the appearance of two leaves on the bush, the plants are seated in deep containers, and the tops are pinched. In greenhouse conditions, dereza is not aged less than a year and then planted in the ground.
Landing in open ground
The next important step in growing goji is planting and caring for seedlings. It is best to plant dereza in the ground in the spring. Since this is a cross-pollinating plant, it is necessary to plant at least two shrubs nearby.
A wolfberry seedling is planted in a hole about 40 cm deep and about 50 cm wide. The distance between each goji berry bush should be at least 1.5 meters. The land intended for backfilling the plant is mixed with a large amount of compost, about 8-10 kg (peat or humus is suitable) with the addition of 200 g of superphosphate and 40 grams of wood ash or potassium sulfate. The seedling should be buried a little, densely sprinkled with prepared soil, watered well. Cover the ground around the seedling protective film or straw.
And valuable information for those who do not have a dacha, but want to have their own goji berry. Planting and caring for this plant is possible at home. To grow healthy berries at home, you need a voluminous pot so that powerful goji roots can grow freely. For creating favorable conditions, you will need to provide the goji berry bush with plenty of light. The place where the goji berry will grow, planting and caring for which is planned at home, should be located where the plant will not be exposed to cold flowing air from windows or doors and unnecessarily high temperatures, for example, from a heating radiator or stove. The rules for regular care for such an indoor bush are simple: do not apply simultaneously with organic top dressing mineral supplements, provide constant, but not too strong, watering. And it will be comfortable to "winter" a bush of goji berries at a cool temperature. Of the minuses of the "home" goji - they will contain a minimum of useful substances, much less than in the "country" copy.
shrub care
The main plus that the goji berry has is that planting and caring for this plant is quite simple. dereza after planting is as follows:
- Water as needed, twice a week during dry periods.
- You can fertilize the plant, but only during the growing season.
- If desired, to give an aesthetic appearance, you can cut the plant and cut the branches.
- For the winter, goji either carefully cover with branches or transplanted into a deep container and sent to “winter” in the basement.
As you can see, it's easy to grow goji. The berry, planting and caring for which is described in the article in the Moscow region, is becoming more and more popular among gardeners.
We harvest: features
No less important information than growing goji berries, planting, care - how to pick ripe bright berries correctly. There is a peculiarity here. A shrub grown from seeds yields goji berries only in the third or even fourth year after planting.
You need to collect only a ripe berry when it has acquired the prescribed bright red hue! Berries that are not ripe on a branch should not be eaten, as they can cause poisoning.
In addition, contact of fresh goji with exposed skin should be avoided. If you pick berries with bare hands, juice, getting on the skin can cause irritation and stain when the hands are oxidized in dark color. Most traditional way harvest - shake berries from branches onto a spread cloth. If it is necessary to further process fresh berries, it is better to protect your hands with gloves.
How to store and consume ripe berries
To preserve useful elements in a ripe berry, drying should be done only naturally, without separating the stalk, spreading the berries in the shade. Both the use of preservatives and the effect of oven drying or direct sunlight will negatively affect the quality of dried fruits.
A sign that the berry is dried to the desired state is peeling of the skin. After that, the goji must be separated from the stalk and placed in storage containers, and then kept in a dark, dry place.
It is important to remember that immediately use a large number of goji berries are not safe - the body still has to get used to them. "Overdose" can result in dehydration and kidney problems. Safe daily dose of this herbal remedy - one tablespoon for an adult.
You can use goji berries in any form. The easiest way is to brew berries in the proportion of 1 tablespoon per 150 ml of boiling water. After 30 minutes, the drink is ready to drink, you need to take it along with brewed berries.
Also, goji will be an excellent addition to any dishes: soups, desserts, cereals, salads, sauces ... In addition to berries, dried bark of common dereza root and dried leaves of this shrub are used for medicinal and tonic tinctures and tea. Despite the miraculous properties of goji, you should remember to take precautions, and before you start using the berries of this plant, consult a doctor and familiarize yourself with the existing contraindications.