Enjoy the healthy goji berries tea

What are the main nutrients in goji berries?
There are several important types of  nutrients in wolfberry:
1. Wolfberry signature nutrient is Lycium barbarum Polysaccharides (LBP). Chinese researchers have put much attention on focusing on LBP for past 30 years. There have been 1000 papers related to LBP which might be good source for modulating immunity and anti-oxidant compounds.
2. The carotenoids and zeaxanthin rich in goji berries which provide essential nutrients for the eyes. Dr. Dietmar Breithaupt and his research team have found that goji berries contains almost exclusively zeaxanthin (ca. 150mg /100grams). Goji berries also contain between 26,000 and 28,000 IU/100g beta-carotene.
3. Goji berries contain 19 amino acids including all 8 essential amino acids (amino acids which must be obtained from food). More than half of the amino acids are free or water soluble, and can be directly utilized by the body.
4. Besides the above three main nutrients, wolfberry also has about 20 trace minerals, fiber, protein (about 11%-13%), Betaine, Flavonoids, Vitamins A, B, C, etc. 

 What kind of eye conditions will wolfberry improve?
Chinese medicine uses wolfberry to treat or prevent visual degeneration, such as cataracts, retinopathy, or age related macular degeneration.  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 high concentration in the retina after ingestion and absorption by the body. Another study on 44 patients with diabetic retinopathy showed that wolfberry significantly improved conditions that cause retinopathy.