The core principle is actually one sentence: Lycium barbarum is dried fruit.

You can imagine it as a red raisin. Although there is no magical health care effect, the nutrition of Lycium barbarum is really ok, and we don't object to everyone eating it.

If you don't like to eat, there is absolutely no need to force yourself to eat because of the so-called "efficacy".

If you like its taste very much and eat more, then treat it as a snack instead of some fresh fruit.

Treat it like dried fruits such as raisins and red dates. Be careful not to eat too much, after all, it has a high sugar content.

If you just put a few in water, soup or porridge occasionally, add some color at will.

If you want to use it to make beer and play punk health ... that's good. After all, it is good to be happy.

Evening is the best time to eat medlar.

Lycium barbarum is sweet and flat, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting eyesight, promoting fluid production and calming the nerves. Can be used for treating dizziness, excessive tears, fatigue, cough, thirst and dry throat.

In addition, it can help people with insomnia, so it is the best time to eat Lycium barbarum before going to bed at night, especially for the elderly. Chewing Lycium barbarum before going to bed can not only relieve dry mouth at night, but also make you sleep better.

Is it useless to soak Chinese wolfberry in water? Expert: Dry chewing and boiling are better.

Nowadays, many people are used to drinking medlar soaked in water, but some people say that medlar soaked in water is actually not nutritious, so it is best to eat medlar soaked in water together. In the previous interview, the professor said that drinking Lycium barbarum in water is not without benefits, but in order to give full play to the efficacy of Lycium barbarum, it is better to boil it in water and chew it dry.

"Compared with soaking in water, decocting can achieve the health care effect of medlar. After decoction, the effective components of the medicine are released more fully and the natural curative effect is better. For medlar, dry chewing is also a good choice, similar to decoction, but decoction can be combined with other medicinal materials to make the health care effect more ideal. "

Lycium barbarum soup can be selected according to season and constitution.

Season: it can be cooked and drunk with astragalus in spring; In summer, if you want to eliminate eye fatigue, you can use chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, boat-fruited Sterculia and rock sugar to soak in water. In autumn, it should be cooked into soup with Sydney, lily, tremella, hawthorn and other medicinal materials; Longan, jujube, yam and other medicinal materials can be added to cook porridge in winter.

Personal constitution: people with qi deficiency should cook with Codonopsis pilosula and Beiqi; Ginseng Radix and Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum can be added for patients with yang deficiency. Lycium barbarum is a kind of processing from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine. Different people use different drugs with different effects. There is no fixed statement about which medicine is the best combination.

Although Lycium barbarum is good, it is not suitable for everyone. Many people know that Lycium barbarum has a strong warming effect, so people with inflammation or colds, fever and diarrhea had better not eat it.

Even healthy people should pay attention to the consumption of medlar. For healthy adults, it is almost enough to eat 20 grams of Lycium barbarum every day, and the amount of children should be reduced appropriately. If you have problems such as liver and kidney deficiency, you can eat about 30 grams a day. If you eat a lot of Lycium barbarum for a long time, it is easy to replenish deficiency and get angry, and there are symptoms such as loss of appetite, small flower supplement and diarrhea. If found, you can reduce the food intake of medlar as appropriate.