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Article: The great GOJI BERRY mystery; It's marketed as the 'miracle food' from the Tibetan Himalayas, but the latest celebrity health fad may not be all it seems, as our investigation reveals ...
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2006
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Byline: SIMON PARRY
Standing beside her yak-hide tent at the foot of the Tibetan Himalayas, an elderly nomad woman examines a packet of dried red berries, pours some out into her hand and asks: 'What are these?' Yangzim Lhamo has spent a lifetime wandering these mountain valleys. If something grows here, she should know.
So it comes as something of a surprise to learn that she has never seen these berries before.
Back in Britain the sweet fruit, called goji berries, is described by Tesco on the distinctive brown packets as Tibet's 'true miracle food' - a centuries-old tonic that fights cancer, wards off heart disease, boosts energy, improves ...