Wolfberry has nourishing the liver and kidney, benefit and brighten the role of the liver and kidney deficiency is often used to treat lumbar and knee weakness, dizziness, dizziness, vision loss, premature whitening of the beard and fatigue syndrome and so on.

Modern research shows that the wolfberry contains lycium barbarum polysaccharide, betaine, carotene and vitamin C and other components, has to improve immunity, promote hematopoiesis, anti-aging, liver, anti-fatigue, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure and other effects.

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Five strokes to pick out a good goji berry

1, see

Normal goji berries to dark red mostly, and will not be very uniform, and dyed color goji berries are good-looking brilliant red. Pick up the wolfberry to see the umbilicus, normal wolfberry umbilicus is white, with sulfur smoked wolfberry is yellow, dyed color of wolfberry is red. Included in the pharmacopoeia of ningxia wolfberry is flat round, and will not be very big grain.

2, hold

will grasp a handful of goji berries in the hand, normal and good quality goji berries dryness is good, each grain is separate, will not stick together, according to the weather changes some goji berries will be a little soft, but not particularly soft. Processed goji berries are a little sticky to the touch, and serious color loss.

3, smell

Grab a handful of goji berries in the hand for a while, or put into a plastic bag sealed for a while, with the nose to smell, if there is a pungent odor, it is likely to be fumigated with sulfur, must be careful when buying.

4, taste

The goji berries directly into the mouth and chewed, Ningxia goji berries sweet, after eating a hint of bitter, Qinghai goji berries than Ningxia goji berries taste sweeter. Being alum soaked goji berries chewing will have the bitter taste of alum, being sulfur smoked goji berries, the taste presents sour, astringent, bitter taste.

5, soak

Throw a few goji berries into warm water, quality goji berries are not easy to sink, soak out the color of light yellow or orange. Dyed goji berries are red after soaking, sulfur smoked ones are still clear and transparent.

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