Fruit-bearing plant Chinese Wolfsberry

The Lycium chinensis is a summer-green, only light branched and lightly spiked shrub plant that grows up to meters. After blossoming and from August on, it produces the red-coloured and longish-round, vitamin-packed fruits that can be eaten either raw or dried, as well as processed juice or jam. The sweet goji berry is a traditional part of the Chinese medicine and contains more vitamin B complex and antioxidants than any other fruit. Beware: the species Lycium belongs to the nightshade family (Solanaceae), and like in other plants of that genus, the parts of the plant are toxic, except the berries of course! Natural location The Chinese Wolfsberry originally comes from Eurasia, particularly from China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Nepal and Pakistan.