Lycium barbarum is suitable for all seasons, and can be added to tea, porridge, soup and vegetables like ordinary food, but it has no shortcomings such as being tired and making a fire. Can be taken alone in spring, or cooked with astragalus; In summer, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, boat-fruited Sterculia and crystal sugar should be used to soak in water, which can eliminate eye fatigue. In autumn, make soup with Sydney, lily, tremella and hawthorn. Longan, jujube and yam should be used to cook porridge in winter. 3 grams of black tea and 20 grams of Lycium barbarum are brewed with boiling water to obtain Lycium barbarum tea; Alternatively, 20 medlars and 5 dried chrysanthemums are brewed with water; Decoct tremella fuciformis 15g and Lycium barbarum 25g with appropriate amount of water to obtain thick juice, add honey 20g, and decoct for 5 minutes to obtain Lycium barbarum tremella decoction, once every other day 1 time, and take the soup with warm water.
Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of medlar every day; The therapeutic use can be increased to 30 grams. Eat Lycium barbarum regularly, not in large quantities at one time.
Soaking Lycium barbarum in water or boiling soup, only drinking soup can not be completely absorbed, because only some medicinal components can be released into the soup due to factors such as water temperature and soaking time. In order to play a better role, it is best to eat the medlar in the soup together. Without any processing, chewing Lycium barbarum directly will absorb more nutrients. You can rinse Lycium barbarum with water and chew it, but the dosage should be halved.
Because Lycium barbarum has obvious warming effect, people with cold, fever, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it. At the same time, Lycium barbarum also has the function of exciting nerves, which should not be taken by those with hypersexuality; In addition, the sugar content of Lycium barbarum is high, with sugar content of 100 g 19.3 g. Diabetic patients should use it with caution and should not overdo it.