Goji Berry History and Organic Certificate

Amdo is a region of Tibet. After China’s invasion of Tibet in 1959, it was renamed and is now recognized as a province within China called Qinghai. This designation is a result of historical and political factors. Tibet, as a whole, has a complex history with China, including periods of both autonomy and where Tibet covered a much larger area of China. Amdo, Tibet is in the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau and is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Tibetans who are farmers.

 

This brings us to the critical difference between wolfberries and goji berries. The scientific names for these berries are Lycium Barbarum and Lycium Chinese, respectively. For centuries in China both varieties were commonly called "wolfberry.” However after 1996, China learned of the Lyceum grown in Amdo as the Tibetan Goji Berry and started marketing their wolfberries under the name, "goji.” Because of the Chinese marketing ability that name gained popularity.

 

The L. Chinense variety, goji berries, comes from the northern region of Qinghai (Amdo, Tibet). The L. Barbarum variety, wolfberries, have been widely cultivated in the mid (Ningxia) and southern regions of China.

 

Despite appropriating the name "goji" for marketing purposes, the term "wolfberry" continues to be used in all agricultural documents and is stated in Chinese agricultural regulations.

 

Our Jampha Tibetan Goji Berries are the original and rare L. Chinense variety. They have sweet and neutral properties and are suitable for a wider variety of healing formulas than the wolfberry varieties.


Our Tibetan Goji Berries are not only delicious but also meet the highest standards of organic certification and safety through rigorous testing to ensure they are free from heavy metals and pesticides.


Organic Certification

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