Abstract:

"Goji berry", which is known as the fruit of the Lycium barbarum L. species belonging to the Solanaceae family, has become very popular in recent years as the "super fruit" due to its high nutritional value. L. barbarum is a perennial herb in the form of a bush. Its fruits have a sweet and sharp taste, a soft structure of orange-red color in elliptical shape, about 2 cm deep. It is explained that medicinal drugs are made from the roots, bark, and fruits of the plant, which has been used in traditional medicine and food in China and Tibet for more than 2000 years, and its leaves and seeds are included in some medicinal plant books. It is thought to prolong life by the locals in Tibet and is also known as the “fruit of happiness The fruits of the plant, also known as “wolfberry” in the World, contain many compounds with high biological activity such as polysaccharide complexes, carotenoids, phenylpropanoids. As the dried fruits of the plant are consumed directly, they have different uses in the world such as making herbal tea, fruit juice, wine, tincture and cooking. In this study, knowledge about the traditional usages of the L. barbarum plant has been compiled.