During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that one day, a group of businessmen from the western regions came to the Silk Road, stayed in an inn at night and saw a woman reprimanding an old man. The businessman stepped forward and asked, "Why did you beat and scold the old man like this?" The woman said, "What does it matter to you if I teach my grandson a lesson?" Everyone who heard it was shocked. It turns out that this woman is over 200 years old and the old man is 90 years old. He was beaten because he refused to obey the family rules and take herbs. As a result, he was senile and his eyes were dim. Surprised, the businessman asked the birthday girl the secret of longevity? When the birthday boy saw that the messenger was full of sincerity, he told him that Lycium barbarum was taken in four seasons. Later, Lycium barbarum was introduced to the Middle East and the West, and it was known as the Oriental God Grass.
First, the health care function of Lycium barbarum
Lycium barbarum is a dry and mature fruit of Lycium barbarum, a deciduous shrub of Solanaceae. Harvest the fruits when they are orange-red in summer and autumn, dry them in the sun until the skin is wrinkled, then dry them until the skin is hard and the flesh is soft, remove the fruit stalks, or dry them with hot air at low temperature. Herbal medicine in the Ming dynasty pointed out that Lycium barbarum nourishes yin and does not cause yin decline; Rising yang, which is often used as a tonic of yin and yang, has been widely respected and used by people for thousands of years. Lycium barbarum is a nourishing medicine commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, which is mild in nature and sweet in taste. Has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening bones and muscles, nourishing blood, improving eyesight, moistening lung and relieving cough. It can be used for treating dizziness, soreness of waist and knees, nocturnal emission, cough, and decreased vision caused by yin deficiency of liver and kidney, especially for the elderly, and has the effect of prolonging life. Shennong Herbal Classic records that taking Lycium barbarum for a long time can strengthen bones and muscles. It is pointed out in Bielu and Yaohangfu that Lycium barbarum is good at nourishing essence. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and health experts have attached great importance to Lycium barbarum. Compendium of Materia Medica contains as many as 33 prescriptions for treating diseases and strengthening the body of Lycium barbarum. Ge Hong, Tao Hongjing, Sun Simiao and other medical experts like to drink chinese wolfberry wine. There is also the custom of brewing chinese wolfberry wine in China, which is called "Que Lao Zi", which means long-distance aging. Lycium barbarum has been used to improve eyesight since ancient times. "If you want to keep your eyes bright, you should always drink Lycium barbarum soup", so people also call it "eyesight-improving grass".
Chinese medicine believes that Lycium barbarum is a good medicine for nourishing and strengthening the body. Sweet and warm, neither cold nor hot, liver and kidney meridians entered. Has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, replenishing essence and marrow, resisting aging, moistening lung, improving eyesight, strengthening tendons and bones. It is suitable for asthenia, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, thirst due to internal heat, blood deficiency and sallow, blurred vision, nocturnal emission, asthenia due to qi deficiency and impotence. It has obvious nourishing effect on yin and yang deficiency. Scientific research shows that Lycium barbarum contains minerals such as protein, fat, sugar, trace elements, carotene, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and iron, and 18 amino acids, so it has pharmacological effects of enhancing immune function, resisting tumor and reducing blood fat. Animal experiments also prove that Lycium barbarum can lower blood sugar, which is beneficial to the treatment and rehabilitation of diabetic patients. It can inhibit the deposition of fat in liver cells, promote the regeneration of liver cells and protect the liver; It can reduce cholesterol in blood and prevent the formation of atherosclerosis. In addition, Lycium barbarum can also promote hematopoietic function and prevent anemia. In a word, Lycium barbarum is a good product for nourishing and strengthening the body. Lycium barbarum not only has high economic value, but also is rich in nutrients. Modern pharmacological research of traditional Chinese medicine found that Lycium barbarum contains many chemical components, including protein, fat, crude fiber, vitamins, copper, iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium and chromium, which have different therapeutic and health-care functions. According to the scientific analysis of food experts, every100g of Lycium barbarum contains about 4g of protein and 08g of fat. Carbohydrate193g, crude fiber 27g, calcium 55mg, phosphorus 86mg, iron14mg, carotene 86mg, vitamin B 1052, vitamin b6013mg, nicotinic acid19mg, etc. Therefore, the nutrition of medlar
Second, the efficacy of Lycium barbarum:
1, tonify the kidney, strengthen the body, eliminate fatigue and wake up;
2, lowering blood fat, lowering blood sugar and protecting liver;
3, nourishing blood and beauty, anti-aging and anti-aging;
4. Enhance immunity and inhibit tumor cells;
5, improving eyesight, moistening lung and prolonging life can be used for adjuvant treatment of various diseases, such as impotence, neurasthenia, hypertension, high diabetes, low blood lipid immune function, prevention and treatment of various anemia, liver disease, eye disease and cancer. Beauty beauty Lycium barbarum is also commonly used by the elderly and women for anti-aging. It is non-toxic and convenient to eat. It can be eaten raw or cooked, taken alone or together with other medicines.
Third, the common efficacy, usage and indications of Lycium barbarum:
Braised mutton with Lycium barbarum (Yijing Bushen)
Take mutton1000g, put it in a boiling water pot, take it out, wash it with cold water, cut it into a 3 cm square pot, heat it, put it in, stir-fry it with ginger slices, put it in a cooking wine wok, pour it into a casserole after frying it thoroughly, put 20g of Lycium barbarum and onion salt into the pot, cover the pot, and stew it with low fire until the mutton is cooked.
Maiqi Steamed Chicken (Yijing Bushen)
Lycium barbarum 15g, Ophiopogon japonicus 30g, chicken 1, onion, ginger, refined salt, cooking wine, pepper and monosodium glutamate. After the chicken is slaughtered, it is depilated with hot water, opened and washed, and the onion is cut into sections. After washing the ginger, slice the chicken and cook it in a boiling water pot. After taking out, it is washed with cold water, and after Lycium barbarum and Ophiopogon japonicus are put into the abdomen of chickens, this diet has the functions of nourishing kidney and yin, tonifying deficiency and producing sperm. It is suitable for kidney essence deficiency, physical weakness, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness and other symptoms caused by overwork.
Gastrodia elata and Lycium barbarum lean meat porridge (lowering blood pressure and protecting liver)
Gastrodia elata 12g, pork lean japonica rice 100g, a little salt. Wash Rhizoma Gastrodiae and Fructus Lycii, slice Rhizoma Gastrodiae, wash lean pork, cut into filaments, wash japonica rice, put it in a pot, add 1000ml water, put it on strong fire, boil it, add refined salt of Rhizoma Gastrodiae and Fructus Lycii, and cook porridge as usual. The diet has the effects of nourishing yin, suppressing yang, calming the liver and lowering blood pressure, and is suitable for hypertensive patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency and dizziness.
Lycium barbarum herbal tea (lowering blood pressure and protecting liver)
Wash Lycium barbarum 10g, Abrus cantoniensis 20g and white sugar 10g, and cut Abrus cantoniensis into 5cm-long sections. Put Abrus cantoniensis in a stew, add appropriate amount of water, boil with strong fire, then simmer15min, remove residue, add sugar and mix well. This recipe has the functions of clearing liver-fire, benefiting gallbladder, nourishing yin and detoxicating, resolving food stagnation and promoting diuresis. It is suitable for the adjuvant treatment of chronic viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis.
Ginseng chinese wolfberry wine (anti-aging and anti-aging)
20g of ginseng, 300g of medlar, 400g of rock sugar and 500ml of white wine. Bake ginseng and slice it, and remove impurities from medlar. Put the rock sugar into a pot with gauze bags, add appropriate amount of water, heat and melt until it boils, and refine it to Yellowstone color. Filter the residue with gauze while it is hot, and put the white wine into the jar. Put the bag containing ginseng and Lycium barbarum into wine, and soak it in a sealed way for 10 ~ 15 days. The wine has the effects of strengthening body constitution, resisting aging, nourishing yin and blood, blackening hair and beard, strengthening waist and knees, improving eyesight and dredging menstruation. It is suitable for weakness, anemia, malnutrition and neurasthenia after illness.
Anti-aging Yang Yan decoction
60g frog leg meat, a pair of pork loin, swim bladder glue 12g, medlar 15g, and ginger salt. Wash the materials, soak the bladder glue until it is soft, remove the fascia from the pork loin, add appropriate amount of water, cook for about two hours with slow fire, add refined salt to taste, and then eat meat and drink soup. Proper consumption of this medicated diet can tonify qi and blood and eliminate wrinkles.
Peanut, red dates and egg soup (nourishing blood and improving eyesight)
Peanut kernel 100g, medlar 15g, jujube 15g, two eggs and a proper amount of brown sugar. First, put peanuts, medlar and jujube eggs into a pot and cook them together. After the eggs are cooked, shell and cook for 5-8 minutes, then you can eat eggs and drink soup once a day. Taking it continuously for 5- 10 days can benefit qi and nourish blood, nourish yin and moisten dryness.
Lycium barbarum L. exploded liver tip
Take 30 grams of Lycium barbarum, divide it into two parts, and the decoction is 30 ml. One part is steamed in a bowl for 30 minutes, and 250 grams of pork liver is sliced. Mix it with egg white starch and appropriate amount of fine salt, heat it in the pan, fry it in pig oil until the pork liver shines, remove the remaining oil, put the seasoning and steamed Lycium barbarum into the pan, and pour the Lycium barbarum juice into the pan at the same time, stir it evenly with a spoon, stir it at the tip of the liver, which has the functions of nourishing the liver, enriching the blood and nourishing the blood.
Animal experiments have proved that Lycium barbarum is safe and non-toxic and can be eaten for a long time. But under normal circumstances, generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat Lycium barbarum 10g every day, and it is best not to exceed 30g. Although Lycium barbarum has a good nourishing and disease-preventing effect, it is best not to eat it for patients with cold and fever, inflammation, indigestion and diarrhea. In addition, when buying Lycium barbarum, it is necessary to prevent some unscrupulous businessmen from using some special dyes to process things with poor quality or even shoddy, pretending to be regular Lycium barbarum, so as to achieve the purpose of making profits. These Lycium barbarum L. are likely to have a high content of heavy metals, which will have great adverse reactions to the human body after eating, so we should attach great importance to them.
Fourth, the healthy formula of Lycium barbarum:
Tonifying kidney. The tonic effect of Lycium barbarum L. is mainly to tonify kidney, which is effective in treating kidney deficiency and low back pain. Patients with kidney deficiency and lumbago can choose Lycium barbarum and sheep kidney soup, that is, 30 grams of Lycium barbarum and sheep kidney 1 pair, which can be decocted in water and eaten with soup.
Tonifying blood. You can drink Xueteng Lycium barbarum, 20 grams of Lycium barbarum and Spatholobus suberectus 15 grams with water.
Healthy brain. 50g of Lycium barbarum, sheep brain 1, put into a container, add salt, onion, ginger and cooking wine, steam it in water, and add a little monosodium glutamate when eating.
Calm the nerves. Eating Lycium barbarum longan porridge has a good effect on insomnia due to blood deficiency. Take Lycium barbarum10g, longan pulp15g, 4 red dates and japonica rice100g, wash and add water to cook porridge.
Clean your eyes. Drinking Lycium barbarum chrysanthemum tea regularly can nourish the liver and improve eyesight. Take Lycium barbarum 15g and Chrysanthemum 10g, brew with boiling water and make tea.
Black hair. 60g of Lycium barbarum, 0/2g of walnut/kloc-2 and 0/00g of black bean/kloc-0, decocted in water into thick juice, and put in the refrigerator. Take 30ml each morning and evening.
Beauty. 500g of Lycium barbarum and 50g of Rehmannia glutinosa/kloc-0 are ground into fine powder. Every time 15g, take it with boiling water, three times a day.