Common Bocksdorn - Goji and the Wonder Berries

Hello,

before I get into an even bigger fight with my girlfriend, I’d rather just ask here. She is on a really strange trip that I can’t quite understand at the moment. She swears by "Goji" and now wants to open a small organic shop and also sell this "gemeinen Bocksdorn" there. Apparently, this is now the craze on the German market... but I have never heard of it until now, maybe you have?

What is this plant all about?

Not that it turns out to be some kind of drug...???:eek:

Goji berries are probably very rich in vitamins and are especially celebrated in Tibetan regions as a plant "for long life." Long youth, beauty, health... the whole range. Whether this is actually true I cannot say, but according to Wikipedia, it is at least not a drug! ;)

Hi,

Gemeiner Bocksdorn:
This is a shrub that can grow up to 3m high. The flowers are purple, and the flowering period extends from July to September. In autumn, the shrub bears egg-shaped, red berries.

The Bocksdorn can be found in Asia and Europe. Often as an ornamental hedge, but also wild.

For a long time, until the 19th century, the Bocksdorn was considered poisonous, but recent studies clearly show that it is NON-POISONOUS to humans. However, animals like dogs, cats, pigs, or rabbits... are at risk, but only if they eat large quantities.

Best regards,
Gartenbau;)