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With all of its historical backing and reputation, it’s no wonder that the legendary wolfberry is a Chinese national treasure. But there’s one place that wolfberries are celebrated and revered above all other…China’s Ningxia Province. Ningxia grows the kind of wolfberries that legends are made of, and not surprisingly, Ningxia residents are their own best advertising. The Chinese national census recently reported that the number of Ningxia residents living more than 100 years exceeds the national average by an amazing 400 percent. Ningxia locals freely admit their health secret lies in the locally grown wolfberries. The Huang He (Yellow) River originates in the Himalayan Mountains and flows through the Ningxia Province. For centuries, the river has created a unique, mineral-rich, super fertile silt-water flood plain found nowhere else on earth. It is the perfect place to grow wolfberries. Locals call it “China’s herbal medicine valley” and protect it by meeting all of the stringent rules necessary to be awarded the prestigious “Green Certificate,” the equivalent of the USDA’s Organic Certification. All of this care is paying off with a fabulous product. The Xinhaua News Agency reported that the Ningxia variety of Lycium barbarum “is far superior to ordinary Chinese wolfberry in both tonic effects and economic results.” Due to their superior quality, many medical studies done on the wolfberry have specified the use of the Ningxia wolfberries. As with other plants, the Chinese wolfberry has a number of species or varieties. Of the eighty different species of wolfberries worldwide, the Lycium barbarum from Ningxia has by far the highest levels of immune-stimulating polysaccharides. Ningxia Wolfberries Win Prestigious Awards To honor wolfberries' past, present, and future, Ningxia residents annually hold a two-week festival.
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