Lycium barbarum, also known as Lycium barbarum, belongs to Lycium genus of Solanaceae. Fresh Lycium barbarum can be eaten as fruit, which is sweet and sour, delicious, rich in dietary fiber, protein, vitamin A, iron, selenium, zinc, calcium, potassium and other health components, and nutritious and healthy. In addition, dried Lycium barbarum can also be used as medicine, which is sweet in nature and flat in nature, and belongs to liver and kidney meridians, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney and benefiting eyesight.
There used to be only red wolfberry on the market. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of cultivation techniques, black wolfberry has been cultivated, which is more and more sought after by consumers. Merchants claim that Lycium barbarum L. has many health-care functions such as beauty beauty, anti-aging, lowering cholesterol, improving immunity and anti-cancer, and its price has soared to 3,000-4,000 yuan per kilogram, which is called "soft gold".
The difference between black Lycium barbarum and red Lycium barbarum lies in the nutrients first. In fact, there is not much difference between the two. They are rich in vitamin B 1, B2, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, riboflavin, carotene and so on. , and a large number of amino acids, betaine, Lycium barbarum polysaccharide and other substances that can enhance immunity, reduce blood fat, resist tumor and resist aging. However, the amount of these substances contained in the two is very different, and the black wolfberry is obviously more than the red wolfberry!
Black Lycium barbarum contains an anthocyanin OPC which is not found in red Lycium barbarum. It is a bioflavonoid and a natural antioxidant. It can eliminate free radicals in human body and effectively resist the aging of human cells. Moreover, its antioxidant capacity is almost 20 times that of vitamin C and 50 times that of vitamin E. At present, this anthocyanin OPC is internationally recognized as the most effective antioxidant!
Most of the Chinese wolfberry we eat every day is red. In the theory of five elements and five colors in traditional Chinese medicine, red dominates the fire and enters the heart meridian, so the function of red Lycium barbarum not only tonifies the liver and kidney, but also tonifies the heart, while black Lycium barbarum dominates the water and enters the kidney essence. Compared with red Lycium barbarum, black Lycium barbarum will be more focused on the kidney, and the effect will naturally be more obvious!
We often have some oxidation reactions in our bodies, which will produce a lot of free radicals. Free radicals will attack protein, fatty acids and DNA in our bodies, causing harmful chemical reactions and damaging our health. Anthocyanins have strong antioxidant activity and can scavenge oxygen free radicals.
The content of anthocyanins in Lycium barbarum (dry weight) is about 8 ~ 365,438 0 mg/g, and its antioxidant capacity is slightly higher than that of Lycium barbarum (dry weight). Studies have found that the scavenging rate of Lycium barbarum to oxygen free radicals is 94%, and that of Lycium barbarum is 95%, with a difference of only about 1%. In addition, the anti-aging, anti-lipid and anti-cancer effects of Lycium barbarum have not been scientifically confirmed, and it is only possible in theory at present.
Black Lycium barbarum is superior to red Lycium barbarum in enhancing liver and kidney function, improving eyesight and blackening hair. Some experts have estimated that taking 1 g of black wolfberry is equivalent to taking 10 g of red wolfberry.
Secondly, Lycium barbarum contains anthocyanins and other anti-cancer ingredients, which is better for the elderly. At the same time, Lycium barbarum L. contains effective components that can remove vascular free radicals, enhance blood cell activity, remove blood fat, dilute blood and prevent thrombosis, so it is of great benefit to the elderly, especially those suffering from hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease and other diseases.
Lycium barbarum is called "soft gold" for the elderly, because it can cure diseases, prevent and protect health, and there is no disease.