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Himalayan Goji LegendPossibly the most nutritionally dense superfood on Earth. Goji Berries has occupied an important place in traditional Asian medicine for countless generations however the secrets of its nutritional benefits have remained a mystery to most of the world. Through the ages, legends abound about this miraculous fruit and there are even festivals held to celebrate its goodness. During the Tang Dynasty (around 800 AD), a well had been dug beside a wall near a famous Buddhist temple that was covered with goji vines. Over the years, countless berries had fallen into the well. Those who prayed there had the ruddy complexion of good health, and even at the age of eighty they had no white hair and had not lost teeth, simply because they drank the water from the well. From this legend, a poem was crafted.  The Well of Youthful LivingA cool well beside the monk's house,a clear spring feeds the well and the water has great powers, emerald green leaves grow on the wall, the deep red berries shine like copper, the flourishing branch like a walking stick, the old root in a dog's shape signals good fortune, the goji nourishes body and spirt, drink of the well and njoy long life, - Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi (772-842 AD) | |
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