Goji Juice is a rich wholefood source of naturally occurring antioxidants, proteins, polysaccharides, phyto-nutrients, amino acids and vitamins.

High in the Himalayan foothills over two and a half thousand years ago, a small indigenous vine bearing a red elongated berry was in regular use by local villagers as a traditional health & energy food. Today, the functional food Goji, also known in some areas by the common name of Chinese Wolfberry, is correctly identified as Lycium barbarum.

Medicines From Nature Goji Juice is a 90% pure juice extract from premium-quality berries produced in a multi-stage quality control process. This begins with scientific identification and certification of the correct species by Thin Layer Chromatography followed by benchmarking of nutrient levels.

Our Goji berries are then tested to ensure they are free of pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, chemical contaminants and alpha toxins or gram-negative bacteria prior to low temperature processing using a proprietary technique designed to protect and retain nutrient levels.

The nutrient-packed Goji extract is then combined with a natural flavouring system consisting of a subtle blend of pear, apple and blackcurrant juice, finally adding 1% Inulin, a healthy fibre which is a precursor to the prebiotic FOS.

Enjoy pure Goji juice half an hour before meals straight from the bottle or dilute with water to taste.

Himalyan Fountain Of Youth Or Fantastic Feel-Good Fruit?

High in the Himalayan foothills over two and a half thousand years ago, a small indigenous vine bearing a red elongated berry was in regular use by local villagers as a traditional medicine and energy food. Goji, also known as Wolfberry has re-emerged again, literally exploding into the new millennium as a life-improving food with millions of dollars being eagerly handed over by health aware consumers all over the world in exchange for the hope of an improvement or cure in a wide range of conditions.

Health claims (no approved claims exist in Aust & NZ) for this simple berry have stimulated a wave of interest, and as you would expect, contention from natural health advocates and medical practitioners alike. To better understand this new age health phenomenon lets go back just a ‘few’ years to around 800 AD when an early Buddhist text written during the Tang Dynasty described a temple well, overhung by a Goji vine. The story tells us that for many years berries from the vine had fallen into the well and all who prayed there and drank the water enjoyed remarkable health well beyond their years, losing no teeth and having no white hair at the age of eighty. If we take this story at face value, we could lament the fact that no one documented the apparently exceptionally effective prayers in use at the time… or alternately, as researchers today have done, scientifically evaluate the organic composition of the Goji berry to see exactly which active constituents could impact so favourably on human health!

So what did studies into the benefits of Goji berries find?
For a start, Goji berries contain 500 times more vitamin C per gram than oranges. For the uninitiated, Vitamin C is a key antioxidant which is neither produced nor stored in the body and thus must be regularly derived from the diet. You may have read of Vitamin C deficiency being described as Scurvy in the old days of sail. If Vitamin C is the first thing we think of for colds and flu, then oranges are the first thing we think of for Vitamin C… until now!

What else? Goji berries contain more protein than wheat, more beta-carotene than carrots, they have 19 amino acids (more than bee pollen) and contain the important vitamins B1, B2, B6, and E which is rarely found in fruits. Along with several unique polysaccharides, we also find 21 trace minerals, the main ones being zinc, iron, copper, calc, germanium, selenium, and phosphorus - plus Linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid. Interestingly, Goji berries also contain Solavetivone, which is a powerful anti-fungal and anti-bacterial compound.

So this makes Goji a very nutrient-dense natural food but what are the actual health benefits? Probably the strongest point up front is that Goji is an excellent natural antioxidant. Many people believe that naturally sourced antioxidants are more bio-available and therefore more active than those from a supplement or tablet form. Antioxidants help to reduce the effects or premature ageing in the skin and in the body, assisting cellular regeneration via mechanisms that improve energy to the metabolic process.

So let's agree that Goji is well worth some research if you have any health or energy issues… but the next step after you’ve decided to use Goji is what do I buy? As with most foods or supplements there is a raft of shapes, sizes and varieties to buy. All Goji is sold as a food only and none have any Australian government approved therapeutic claims or testing to allow specific health claims so officially disregard everything I just said about health conditions!

How to find Good Goji! Goji is available as berries and as a juice extract. You can buy bags of berries and simply eat them if you like the good old fashioned au-naturel approach, but this requires something like a kilo of berries – a big bag to supply the same levels of actives as a bottle of juice. Also dried fruit is more susceptible to oxidisation and deterioration than a juice extract and it is still unclear as to what gases or irradiation might be necessary to satisfy quarantine regulations.

So lets say we all choose juice extract… there are several multi-level products which typically have a layered distribution style reflected in the high pricing… they score points for being fair to good quality but lose points for being a little dear. Additionally there are several commercial extracts with low concentrations, some as a low as 40%. These are a bit like paying full price for a 40/60 Goji/water mix. Make sure you ask for a 90% extract ratio to get a full strength juice.

Many brands can be easily found by an Internet search but if you are like me, you will want to physically pick up a bottle and read the label checking for the 90% extract ratio before physically picking up your wallet!

You may also read all about the different species, extraction methods, altitude of growing and flavour of berries etc… There is a lot off general discussion, much of it unqualified, about Goji to take into account and unless you have a keen interest in manufacturing or are lucky enough to have experience in that industry I suggest you turn to an Australian processed juice extract from a reputable company.

Medicines From Nature offer a 90% juice extract using the correct species and extraction methods to retain high levels of active nutrients… interestingly made under the same strict Australian manufacturing codes that are used for pharmaceuticals.

These guys are the experts with over 20 years experience and have performed all the necessary research on your behalf to ensure that your Goji juice is premium quality - rich in all the essential active nutrients with the highest Australian manufacturing specifications. This is excellent quality juice at an economical price, so you don’t have to go planting your own Goji vine (you might have to live above the snowline anyway) or chewing kilo’s of dried up berries… ask for Goji Juice by Medicines From Nature at good health stores and selected pharmacies.

Why Medicines from Nature? Because your health matters!