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While virtually unknown in the West until recently, Goji has formed an important part of many Eastern medicinal systems fro centuries.
Goji is considered a "Panacea";  this suggests that Goji's important polysaccharides work at the cellular level to improve critical communication between the systems that make up our fundamental defenses against disease.

30,000 mg of pure Lycium Barbarum (Goji Berry) in 1 fl. oz bottle.

The benefits of Goji have been reported over time in many prestigious journals and magazines:

• Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine
• Journal of Ethnopharmacology
• China Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Chinese Herb News magazine
• Research Communications Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology
• Chinese Patent Herbs
• Chinese Herbs
• Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
• Chinese Oncology Magazine
• Hygiene Research
• Physiology Academic Journal
• Chinese Stomatology
• And many more

Medical rsearch on Goji juice:

Goji and Cancer
Goji and Fatigue
Goji and Weight Loss
Goji and Free Radicals

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Goji and Cancer

A polysaccharide-protein complex from Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry) upregulates cytokine expression in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. By Gan L, Zhang SH, Liu Q, Xu HB.

Institute of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China. ganlu07@163.com

The production of cytokine is a key event in the initiation and regulation of an immune response. Many compounds are now used routinely to modulate cytokine production, and therefore the immune response, in a wide range of diseases, such as cancer. Interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha are two important cytokines in antitumor immunity. In this study, the effects of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide-protein complex (LBP(3p)) on the expression of interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were investigated by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and bioassay. Administration of LBP(3p) increased the expression of interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha at both mRNA and protein levels in a dose-dependent manner. The results suggest that LBP(3p) may induce immune responses and possess potential therapeutic efficacy in cancer.

Goji and Anti Fatigue Research

[Isolation and purification of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides and its antifatigue effect]
[Article in Chinese] Luo Q, Yan J, Zhang S.
Department of Hygiene, Hubei Medical University, Wuhan 430071, China.

A purified component of lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP-X) was isolated from lycium barbarum L. by DEAE ion-exchange cellulose and sephacryl gel chromatography. LBP-X was tested on five different doses (5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 mg.kg-1.d-1) in mice. The results showed that LBP-X induced a remarkable adaptability to exercise load, enhanced resistance and accelerated elimination of fatigue. LBP-X could enhance the storage of muscle and liver glycogen, increase the activity of LDH before and after swimming, decrease the increase of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) after strenuous exercise, and accelerate the clearance of BUN after exercise. The dosage of LBP-X 10 mg.kg-1.d-1 was the best amount among the five tested doses.

Goji and Weight Loss

[Study on the composition of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides and its effects on the growth of weanling mice]
[Article in Chinese]
Zhang M, Wang J, Zhang S. Food Science Department, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.

In order to observe the effects of lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP-4) on the growth of weanling mice and the absorption of some metals in the their body, the composition of LBP-4 is determined. 120 female weanling mice are divided in random into 4 groups. They are fed on LBP-4 at the dose of 5, 10 and 20 mg/(kg.d) respectively. The taken feed weight and the body weight of mice are recorded everyday. After 21 days, the content of calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron in pygal muscles and femora of mice is determined. The results showed that LBP-4 is composed of six kinds of monosaccharides that can enhance food conversion rate and the content of zinc and iron in body of mice, and reduce the body weight.

Goji and Free Radicals

[Experimental research on the role of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide in anti-peroxidation]
[Article in Chinese]
Zhang X. Beijing Military General Hospital.

In this work, the changes in electrical parameters of cell membrane of Xenopus Oocytes were determined using routine microelectrode electrophysiological technique after incubation of the cells in frog Ringer solution containing free radical producing system for 6 hours. It was observed that the resting membrane potential was raised, and the membrane resistance and time constant were decreased. The effects of free radical on the cells can be prevented and reversed by incubation with superoxide dismutase or Lycium barbarum polysaccharide.