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Goji

Avoid Goji Berries a Nightshade

(Lycium Barbarum)
Lycium
Wolfberry

Lycium Barbarum - Wolfberry (Lycium Barbarum, Gou Oizi, Goji)
Goji berries or Wolf berries grow in the wild in the Appalachian hills. These are part of the nightshade family and to be avoided with kidney cysts and auto-immune diseases due to their high lectin content.

Nightshade

Nightshades belong to the family known as Solonacea which indicates they possess powerful and harmful glycoalkaloids known as solanine. Solanine, and other harmful constituents found within the plants of this family, function as a natural insecticide to ward off insects which feast on the fruits of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplant and other nightshades. These are high in lectins and thought to be one cause for rheumatoid arthritis. Avoid nightshade plants.

Goji Treatment for Eyes

Wolfberries are used to treat or prevent visual degeneration, such as cataracts, retinopathy, or macular degeneration. Currently, most research papers focus on retinopathy. One report from the Department of Ophthalmology in the Chinese University of Hong Kong demonstrated that carotenoids in wolfberry had a high affinity for the retina. Affinity means the nutrients in wolfberry showed a higher concentration in the retina after ingestion and absorption by the body.

Clinical Trials

Seventy nine advanced cancer patients in a clinical trial were treated with LAK/IL-2 combining with Lycium Barbarum polysaccharides (LBP). Initial results of the treatment from 75 evaluable patients indicated that objective regression of cancer was achieved. [Article in Chinese] Cao 1994
Results indicate treatment with a Chinese herbal decoction (Viscum coloratum, Psoralea corylifolia, Eucommia ulmoides, Lycium chinense, Tussilago farfara, Artemisia capillaris, and Pogostemon cablin) helped reverse airway obstruction of asthmatics. [Article in Chinese] Fu 1989

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We are  sharing our experiences with PKD/PLD Diet, an adjunct diet envisioning it complementing a physician's prescribed medical therapy. Consider testing this with your doctor's prior knowledge, who can  adjust it according to your own uniqueness by adding it to your current  treatment.

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