Lycium barbarum is not only a traditional precious Chinese herbal medicine, but also a nutritional tonic. In China, Lycium barbarum has a history of thousands of years, ranking first in the list of 63 medicinal and edible plants published by the Ministry of Health. The history of Lycium barbarum is likely to catch up with the history of Chinese civilization, with a history of more than 4 thousand years!
As far as ancient literature is concerned, Lycium barbarum was first seen in primitive society, and it was recorded in Shan Hai Jing that Lycium barbarum was a magical fruit tree.
"Eight miles west, called Xiaohua Mountain. It is the first of the three famous western books. It's called the mountain that worships me. It's in the south of the river ... with trees, leaves and Bai Shu. It's red and black. In fact, it is like a bitter orange, suitable for children to eat. "
According to expert research, the mountain dedicated to me in the book is now Hongwu Mountain in the southeast of Zhongning County, Ningxia.
During the Warring States Period, there was a young farmer named Dog on the southern bank of the Yellow River and the northern foot of Xiangshan in Qin State. He took farming as his profession and married diligent and virtuous Qi Baishi. When Qin annexed the six countries, the dog was called to fight at Rongbian. The dog came back calmly, full of hair and beard. On the way, I saw famine in my hometown, barren countryside, passers-by begging, hunger everywhere, and food in my neighborhood. The dog is very scared. He doesn't know what is going on between his mother and his wife. When he got home, he saw his mother's hair as silver and her face ruddy, unlike passers-by who were hungry. He was surprised and said that his wife said, "Look at that road, your neighbors are hungry, but your mother and your son are full." Why? " His wife said to him, "When there is a plague of locusts, the grain will not be harvested. I take the red fruit in the mountain and my mother to satisfy my hunger to avoid it. " His mother said, "If my daughter-in-law hadn't eaten the red fruit, I would have died!" " The neighbors all scrambled to eat it and called it Lycium barbarum.
Later generations found that the red fruit picked by the dog's wife Qi's had the effects of nourishing yin and enriching blood, tonifying lung and strengthening stomach, so folk doctors used it as medicine and renamed it Lycium barbarum.
Wang Huai in the Northern Song Dynasty wrote a story in Taiping Sheng Huifang: One day, a group of western businessmen came to the Silk Road and stayed in an inn at night, and saw a woman reprimanding an old man. The businessman stepped forward and asked, "Why did you beat and scold the old man like this?" The woman said, "What does it matter to you if I teach my grandson a lesson?" Everyone who heard it was shocked. It turns out that this woman is over 372 years old and the old man is over 90 years old. He was beaten because he refused to obey the family rules and take herbs. As a result, he was senile and his eyes were dim. Surprised, the businessman asked the birthday girl the secret of longevity? When the birthday boy saw that the messenger was full of sincerity, he told him that Lycium barbarum was taken in four seasons. Later, Lycium barbarum was introduced to the Middle East and the West, and it was known as the Oriental God Grass.
Lycium barbarum is one of the eight auspicious plants in China folk culture since ancient times. As the ancients said, the so-called' auspicious people are blessed; A auspicious person is a sign of celebration. In folk culture, auspicious pictures of living together and prolonging life are drawn with chrysanthemums and medlars. The fiery red wolfberry symbolizes good luck and health.
In fact, as China people are very lucky, the common ancient Lycium barbarum leaves us records and application methods, and hundreds of millions of people have thousands of years of application experience. Doctors and health experts in China attach great importance to Lycium barbarum, and there are as many as 33 prescriptions for treating diseases and strengthening the body in Compendium of Materia Medica alone.
Ningxia wolfberry
Lycium barbarum originated in Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Hebei and other places in northern China. /kloc-was introduced to France in the middle of the 0/7th century, and then cultivated in Europe, Mediterranean countries, South Korea and North America. Although Lycium barbarum has spread all over the country, only Ningxia has a long-standing reputation and is well-known at home and abroad, and is regarded as a masterpiece of Lycium barbarum.
Shen Kuo, a scientist in the Northern Song Dynasty, recorded in Meng Qian's Bi Tan that Lycium barbarum was "born at the edge of Shaanxi" ... whose sweetness is different from that of other places ",and the" extreme edge "he refers to is now Zhongning and Zhongwei. In Jiajing's New Records of Ningxia in the Ming Dynasty, there is a record of "Lycium barbarum" in the production part. 438 years ago, in the annals of Zhongwei County, Ningxia in Qing Dynasty, it was recorded that "there are Qi gardens in Ning 'an area, and all provinces use medicine to produce Lycium barbarum". According to Shuofang Daozhi, it is better to produce Lycium barbarum in Ning 'an. China Pharmacopoeia (1977 edition) recognizes Ningxia Lycium barbarum as authentic. As a result, Ningxia Lycium barbarum has a long reputation.
Since the middle of Ming Dynasty, Lycium barbarum has been cultivated artificially in Ningxia for more than 600 years. Before that, Lycium barbarum existed in wild form. So is Ningxia Lycium barbarum good? About the introduction of Ningxia Lycium barbarum, Ningxia Lycium barbarum health experts will take you to know more about the real Ningxia Lycium barbarum.
The latest modern research results show that Lycium barbarum can significantly reverse the eight indexes of aging in the blood of the elderly, delay aging and anti-fatigue, improve the repair ability after DNA damage, significantly increase the number of white blood cells, lymphocyte transformation rate and macrophage phagocytosis rate, and prevent patients with swollen legs from interrupting radiotherapy due to leukopenia. At the same time, Lycium barbarum can also enhance estrogen.
Lycium barbarum in Ningxia usually blooms twice a year. Collectors call it "Xia Guo" in summer and "Qiuguo" in autumn. Fresh medlar is bright red in color, spindle-shaped and shaped like a jujube pit. After being processed by traditional technology, it becomes dried fruit of Lycium barbarum.
Although Lycium barbarum has a good nourishing and health-keeping function, it is not suitable for all people. Because it has a strong warming effect on the body, people who have a cold, fever, inflammation or diarrhea should eat it carefully. People with weak constitution and poor resistance must insist on eating for a long time to be effective. Similarly, don't overdo any supplements. According to China Pharmacopoeia, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 6-12g of Lycium barbarum every day.
Lycium barbarum is a special product that people of all ethnic groups in Ningxia Hui and Han are proud of. In the future, the flower of Lycium barbarum in Ningxia will be more beautiful and brilliant.