Goumi

one of very few fruiting plants that also fixes atmospheric nitrogen through root symbiosis with Frankia bacteria — making it an ideal orchard companion that improves soil fertility and boosts nearby fruit production by ~10%.

in China, traditionally used for cough, diarrhea, itching, foul sores, and cancer.

cooking the fruit increases the lycopene content. goumi berry has more lycopene than tomatoes by fresh weight.

lycopene is the most studied carotenoid for prostate cancer prevention, cardiovascular protection, and lung cancer risk reduction.

jam and preserves processing actually enhances the primary bioactive.

extracts from the seed and berry used as treatments against HT-29 colon cancer cells, resulting in reduced cell viability, inhibited cell growth, induced apoptosis.

fruit skin and pulp antidiabetic activity was three-fold stronger than seeds and leaves.

one of the few fruits that provides essential fatty acids.

the seeds contain significant palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acid.

nitrogen-fixing through Frankia root nodule bacteria. fixes atmospheric N₂ just like legumes. improves soil fertility for neighboring plants. drought tolerant, grows on poor and disturbed soils. it fixes nitrogen, improves your soil, smells like vanilla when it blooms, and its anti-inflammatory mechanism involves COX-2 and Akt together.