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  Stephen Rye Switzer, L.M.T.                    Massage and Herbal Medicine

Goji Berries in the Arizona Desert? Who knew!

3/7/2012

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I found goji berries growing in the Arizona desert - so exciting!

Goji are a blood cleansing, nutrative superfood that have gained a popularity recently in the Western health world. Traditional chinese medicine (TCM) has been using them for centuries. 

In TCM they are used as a cooling Yin tonic - perfect for overworked New Yorkers like myself. I eat them in my oatmeal in the morning, dried. Fresh goji taste like tomato, slightly sweet and bland. 

I also brought back ocotillo, creosote, and sagebrush from the desert. Stay tuned for more on those plants! 

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primavera
12/1/2013 04:15:06 am

I live in Arizona for more than 10 years and I am surprised, do you remember where you found the goji berries, thank you


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Stephen Switzer
12/1/2013 11:37:14 am

They were found growing in a park in Phoenix - apparently they are a invasive species there.

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