Eating wolfberry regularly can cure diseases and delay aging
Lycium barbarum is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the liver and kidney meridian and has the functions of nourishing yin and blood, nourishing liver and kidney, replenishing energy and improving eyesight. It is often used to treat symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, and spermatorrhea caused by liver and kidney deficiency and insufficient semen and blood. It is particularly effective in treating dizziness and vision loss caused by liver and kidney deficiency and inability of semen and blood to help the eyes. .
Modern pharmacological research shows that wolfberry contains carotene, betaine, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients, which can enhance the activity of white blood cells and inhibit the accumulation of fat in liver cells. It has the effect of internal deposition and promoting liver cell regeneration, and has significant effects on chronic hepatitis, central retinitis, optic atrophy, etc. It can also lower blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids.
The most common ways to use single-flavor wolfberry for health care is to chew it dry or soak it in water.
Soaking in water is the easiest way to eat it besides chewing it dry. When drinking it in water, you should pay attention to the fact that wolfberry cannot be taken with green tea. You can drink tea in the morning and pour out the tea leaves in the afternoon. Take 20 to 30 ml of wolfberry. Gram, brew with boiling water, cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, then eat the soaked wolfberry and drink water. It is advisable to persist for a long time.
In addition, using wolfberry to make tea, soup, wine, and porridge also has certain health effects.
1. Wolfberry tea: 3 grams of black tea, 20 grams of wolfberry, brew with boiling water, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, drink frequently at any time, or take 20 wolfberry, 5 dried chrysanthemums Duo, brew with boiling water and drink frequently instead of tea.
2. Wolfberry soup: Drinking wolfberry and white fungus soup can protect the liver. The specific method is: 10 grams of white fungus, 30 grams each of wolfberry and rock sugar. Soak the white fungus in water, remove the roots, tear into pieces, and wash; soak the wolfberry in water for 3 minutes, wash, put it into a pot with the white fungus and rock sugar, add an appropriate amount of water; put the pot on a high fire and bring to a boil Then use low heat to cook until the white fungus is cooked.
3. Wolfberry soaked in wine: 100 grams of wolfberry, 500 ml of wine. Add wolfberry berries to wine, seal and soak for 7 days. Drink 20 to 30 ml each time, twice a day. It has the functions of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys.
4. Wolfberry porridge: 20 grams of wolfberry, 100 grams of japonica rice, and 40 grams of sugar. Put the wolfberry seeds and japonica rice into a casserole, add an appropriate amount of water, cook over high heat until boiling, then simmer over low heat. When the rice blooms and the soup is thick, add sugar to taste, stop the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with food. Eating it has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing energy and improving eyesight.
It should be noted that wolfberry has a nourishing effect and has an obvious warming effect on the body, so it is best not to eat it if you are suffering from a cold, abdominal distension and diarrhea; at the same time, wolfberry has an excitatory effect on the nerves, and it is suitable for people with hypersexuality. It should not be taken; in addition, wolfberry contains high sugar content, 19.3 grams of sugar per 100 grams. Diabetic patients should use it with caution and should not overdose.
When choosing wolfberry, you should choose products with red and slightly shiny particles, large and thick flesh, white fruit handle marks at one end, and sweet and fresh taste.
Wolfberries are easily oxidized, susceptible to moisture, discoloration and insect infestation, so they must be sealed, dry and placed in a cool and ventilated place during storage.