The content of vitamin C, beta-carotene and iron in Lycium barbarum L. is higher than that in oranges, carrots and steaks. What is more attractive is that the aphrodisiac function of Lycium barbarum is beyond expectation. As a good tonic for both medicine and food, Lycium barbarum can be eaten in many ways. Lycium barbarum can be taken all year round, and it is advisable to make tea in summer, but it is better to soak it in the afternoon, which can improve physical fitness and help sleep. However, it should be noted that Lycium barbarum tea should not be matched with green tea, but suitable for soaking with Gongju, honeysuckle, boat-fruited Sterculia and rock sugar, especially for computer users who use their eyes too much. In winter, medlar should be cooked with porridge, which can be matched with various kinds of porridge, and medlar stewed mutton is also very suitable for winter consumption. Home cooking with Lycium barbarum tastes good. For example, stir-fried mushrooms with Lycium barbarum is a vegetarian dish with good color and flavor. Lycium barbarum corn soup is delicious and beautiful in color. For women, eating Lycium barbarum often can also play the role of whitening and beautifying. Lycium barbarum is sweet and flat, and belongs to the liver and kidney meridians. It has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. It is often used with herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Chrysanthemum, Yam and Corni Fructus.
Lycium barbarum L. is a treasure all over the body. Lycium barbarum L. can replenish deficiency and produce essence. It can be used as medicine, make tea, soak wine and stew soup. If it can be drunk frequently, it can strengthen the body. The leaves, flowers and roots of Lycium barbarum are also excellent food supplements. Modern medical research shows that it contains carotene, betaine, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron, etc. It has pharmacological effects of increasing leukocyte activity and promoting hepatocyte regeneration, and can also lower blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipid.
Lycium barbarum L. is also a good medicine for strengthening the body resistance, nourishing essence and marrow, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, invigorating qi and calming the nerves, strengthening the body and delaying aging, and has obvious curative effects on chronic hepatitis, central retinitis and optic atrophy. It also has good curative effect on diabetes and pulmonary tuberculosis. Anti-tumor, liver protection, blood pressure reduction, blood sugar reduction and aging diseases of organ decline in the elderly have a strong improvement effect. As a tonic, it has a good effect on kidney deficiency and liver and kidney diseases, and can significantly increase the content of plasma testosterone in human body, thus achieving the effect of strengthening the body. Modern medical research shows that Lycium barbarum has obvious inhibitory effect on cancer cells in vitro, which can be used to prevent the spread of cancer cells and enhance the immune function of human body. Don't overdo any tonic, and Lycium barbarum is no exception. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 2 grams of medlar every day; If you think of the effect of treatment, you'd better eat about 3 grams a day. Now, many animal experiments about the toxicity of Lycium barbarum prove that Lycium barbarum is a very safe food, which contains no toxin and can be eaten for a long time.
Although Lycium barbarum L. has good nourishing and therapeutic effects, it is not suitable for all people. Because its effect of warming the body is quite strong, people who have a cold, fever, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it.