Description
Black Goji Berry (Lycium ruthenicum). Black Lycium, he Guo gou qi. It is a perennial deciduous plant. Bush. Bisexual flowers (there are both male and female organs) and pollinated by bees.
Lycium ruthenicum grows in height from 20 to 150 centimeters. It is a prickly bush, well-branched. Leaves 5-30 mm long, fleshy, and in various forms, similar to needles. 2-6 leaves per group on short branches. Flowers grow on the basis of short branches. The stem is narrow, 5-10 mm long. Sepal bell-shaped, 3-4 mm long, 2-4 sepal in one flower; funnel-shaped corolla lilac and about 1 cm in diameter. The berries are round, dark purple and 4-9 mm in diameter; brown seeds, and kidney-shaped. The plant has an extensive root system. This is an important medicinal plant of the family Solanaceae. L. ruthenicum hails from Central Asia and spreads from China to Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and the Indian Himalayas. Fruits are a rich source of carotenoids, vitamins B 1, B 2, vitamin C; trace elements like iron zinc, and selenium; alkaloid betaine, and other photo-components. The plant is used to treat diabetes, anemia, eye problems, lung diseases; It can enhance liver and kidney function and strengthen the immune system to prevent cancer and AIDS. Black Goji berry grows well in sandy, loamy and heavy clay soils. In addition, he prefers well-drained soils and can grow in nutritionally lean land. Can grow on saline soils. This plant cannot grow in the shade. He prefers dry or wet soil and suffers drought. Can tolerate marine exposure. The fruit can be eaten: fresh,dry,hot water infusion (tea),juice,concentrated,congealed.
Sow seeds at any time and cover with 5mm of compost or grit. Place on a warm window sill or in a propagator in a bright place. Germination is usually around 10-30 days at 20-25 C, but is much slower and can take several weeks at lower temperatures as these are perennial plants. Pot on into 3-inch pots then plant out in spring into a sheltered position.
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