The berry that keeps Asia looking young

High in the upper reaches of North-WestChina lies a land filled with riches. For it’s here, on the banks of the YellowRiver and in the shade of the mist-covered Liupan Mountains that the people ofthe Ningxia region have been growing one ofAsia’s most sought-after foods for centuries.

This small, oval-shaped berry has beencalled the “red diamond” as it is thought to have anti-ageing powers and has achieved newfound global status as a superfood, but to the people ofChina, who have being using it medicinally sincethe 3rd Century, it’s simply called the goji berry or wolfberry.