Lycium barbarum is a kind of wild small round black fruit with small peduncle and low sugar content, and it is only a little sweet when chewed directly. Red Lycium barbarum L. is a kind of flat and long red fruit, which generally has no peduncle and high sugar content. It is sweet when chewed directly.
2. The difference between eating
Black wolfberry is rich in anthocyanins, so it needs a certain temperature. Soaking water should be brewed with warm water or cold water below 60 degrees, and it should not be used for soup and porridge for a long time. Moreover, the soaking water of Lycium barbarum will show different colors in unused water, purple in acidic water and blue in alkaline water. Red wolfberry is not afraid of high temperature, so it can be directly chewed, soaked in water, soaked in wine, made into soup and so on.
3. Differences in efficacy
Lycium barbarum L. mainly contains high anthocyanin, which has antioxidant effects, mainly anti-aging and whitening effects. Red Lycium barbarum mainly contains polysaccharide, carotene, vitamins, amino acids, zinc, iron, calcium and other trace elements, and its functions mainly include nourishing liver and improving eyesight, tonifying kidney and replenishing essence, eliminating fatigue and resisting tumor. It is a nourishing food with the same origin of medicine and food, which anyone can take for a long time.
4. Difference between price and place of origin
The market price of Lycium barbarum is between 1 kg and 15 in 30 yuan, and the high price of black Lycium barbarum is between 100 and 500. Lycium barbarum mainly grows in grassland areas, and Lycium barbarum grows almost all over the country.
Extended data:
Lycium barbarum belongs to Lycium genus of Solanaceae. Lycium barbarum is sweet and flat, and rich in protein, Lycium barbarum polysaccharide, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and other nutrients. It is also rich in black fruit pigment-natural proanthocyanidins (excluding Lycium barbarum), and its opc content exceeds that of blueberries, so it is the natural wild plant with the highest opc content found so far.
Lycium barbarum is a plant of Lycium genus in Solanaceae. Its fruit is called Lycium barbarum, and its young leaves are called Gouqi Tou. The common variety is Lycium barbarum, and the main medicinal variety in Ningxia is Lycium barbarum. Lycium barbarum is convenient to take, and can be used as medicine, chewing and soaking in wine. However, it is not suitable for those with exogenous excess heat, spleen deficiency and dampness, and diarrhea.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" says, "Long-term service strengthens bones and muscles, keeps the mind young, and resists cold and heat." Traditional Chinese medicine often treats diseases such as liver and kidney yin deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, forgetfulness, dizziness, red eyes and tears, thirst and nocturnal emission. Modern pharmacological studies have confirmed that Lycium barbarum can regulate immune function, effectively inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation, delay aging, resist fatty liver, regulate blood lipid and blood sugar, and promote hematopoietic function.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Lycium barbarum