We all know that the wolfberry health care effect is good, but many people will not use, or do not know how to use, a waste of good wolfberry.

First of all, the efficacy of wolfberry

2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the efficacy of wolfberry and the main treatment of the official description:

Wolfberry taste sweetness and flatness, attributed to the liver and kidney meridian, so it has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, benefiting the purpose. So if you often have lumbar and knee pain, dizziness, tinnitus, eyes dim and unclear, yellowish color, women's yin deficiency caused by internal heat and thirst, men have yang * atrophy, spermatorrhea * etc., do not be afraid to eat some goji berries in your life, there is a certain amount of health care effects.

Lycium barbarum contains lycium barbarum polysaccharide as well as carotenoids, flavonoids, etc. These are the active ingredients of lycium barbarum, for improving immunity, antioxidant and so on also has a certain role.

This is the best way to eat

Lycium barbarum as a medicine and food Chinese medicine ingredients, according to the medicine to take or according to the need to eat. There are two points of particular importance, the first is the time to take, that is, to pay attention to the pharmacology of the hour. The second is the way of taking.

The best way to eat is to eat dry, half an hour before going to bed to chew a few grains, finished brushing your teeth and then go to bed, goji berry sugar content is not low, obviously can feel the sweet. Of course, soak water can also be, just need to drink water and eat meat is good.

The wolfberry is actually like a great cranberry, in the baking cookies with goji berries instead of cranberries is also a very good way to eat.

Wolfberries are a bit weak on their own, and if they can be used with other ingredients, they are much more effective in replenishing liver and kidney yin deficiency. For example, goji berry + chrysanthemum, goji berry + gelatin cream, goji berry + sour jujube kernel, etc., are good ways to eat.

about the amount of food

wolfberry as nourishment, healthy adults eat wolfberry 6 ~ 12 grams per day is appropriate. It does not matter if you eat a little more, but you can not overdo it, overdose of goji berries will lead to fire, red eyes and other adverse reactions. The role of a few goji berries is, after all, limited, can not expand the health benefits of goji berries.

The preservation of goji berries

Separately emphasize this point, because the goji berries are actually more prone to deterioration, especially in the placement of a little longer, or preservation conditions are not appropriate, it is easy to become sticky and deterioration. The best sealed refrigerated storage, open the seal of the wolfberry is more likely to absorb moisture spoilage.

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Dr. BuDrug is an associate pharmacist and senior dietitian with 11 years of experience in medication guidance, nutritional counseling and health management. Dr. No Medicine advocates healthy living, no sickness, no medicine!