The wolfberry is a superfood that has multiple health benefits that include:
1. enhancing the immune system
2. protecting the liver
3. preventing diabetic retinopathy
4. promoting neurogenesis
5. preventing leukemia
6. fighting colon cancer
7. chelating lead
8. reducing macular degeneration
9. protecting against glaucoma
10. enhancing cognitive function
11. protecting against skin damage from UV radiation
12. inhibiting prostate cancer
13. fighting rabies (!)
References:
A milk-based wolfberry preparation prevents prenatal stress-induced cognitive impairment of offspring rats, and inhibits oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction in vitro. (Link)
Activation of T lymphocytes by polysaccharide-protein complex from Lycium barbarum L. (Link)
Adjuvant activity of Chinese herbal polysaccharides in inactivated veterinary rabies vaccines. (Link)
Anticancer effect of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides on colon cancer cells involves G0/G1 phase arrest. (Link)
Comparative evaluation of the antioxidant effects of the natural vitamin C analog 2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid isolated from Goji berry fruit. (Link)
Dietary supplementation with lacto-wolfberry enhances the immune response and reduces pathogenesis to influenza infection in mice. (Link)
Dietary wolfberry ameliorates retinal structure abnormalities in db/db mice at the early stage of diabetes. (Link)
Fasting plasma zeaxanthin response to Fructus barbarum L. (wolfberry; Kei Tze) in a food-based human supplementation trial. (Link)
Goji berry effects on macular characteristics and plasma antioxidant levels. (Link)
Immunomodulatory effects of dietary supplementation with a milk-based wolfberry formulation in healthy elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. (Link)
Intake of a milk-based wolfberry formulation enhances the immune response of young-adult and aged mice. (Link)
Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry) extracts and its taurine component inhibit PPAR-γ-dependent gene transcription in human retinal pigment epithelial cells: Possible implications for diabetic retinopathy treatment. (Link)
Lycium barbarum polysaccharides induce apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells and inhibits prostate cancer growth in a xenograft mouse model of human prostate cancer. (Link)
Lycium barbarum polysaccharides protect mice liver from carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative stress and necroinflammation. (Link)
Lycium barbarum polysaccharides reduce neuronal damage, blood-retinal barrier disruption and oxidative stress in retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury. (Link)
Mice drinking goji berry juice (Lycium barbarum) are protected from UV radiation-induced skin damage via antioxidant pathways. (Link)
Modulation of microglia by Wolfberry on the survival of retinal ganglion cells in a rat ocular hypertension model. (Link)
Neuroprotective effects of polysaccharides from wolfberry, the fruits of Lycium barbarum, against homocysteine-induced toxicity in rat cortical neurons. (Link)
Polysaccharides from wolfberry antagonizes glutamate excitotoxicity in rat cortical neurons. (Link)
Polysaccharides from wolfberry prevents corticosterone-induced inhibition of sexual behavior and increases neurogenesis. (Link)
Reduction of blood lead levels in lead-exposed mice by dietary supplements and natural antioxidants. (Link)
Reversal of the Caspase-Dependent Apoptotic Cytotoxicity Pathway by Taurine from Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry) in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells: Potential Benefit in Diabetic Retinopathy. (Link)
Up-regulation of crystallins is involved in the neuroprotective effect of wolfberry on survival of retinal ganglion cells in rat ocular hypertension model. (Link)
Wolfberry Water Soluble Phytochemicals Down-Regulate ER Stress Biomarkers and Modulate Multiple Signaling Pathways Leading To Inhibition of Proliferation and Induction of Apoptosis in Jurkat Cells. (Link)
