Chinese wolfberry

Efficacy-immunomodulation

Lycium barbarum is rich in Lycium barbarum polysaccharide, which is a water-soluble polysaccharide. Consists of arabinose, glucose, galactose, mannose, xylose and rhamnose. It has physiological activity, can enhance nonspecific immune function, improve disease resistance, and inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation.

Efficacy II Anti-aging

Immune aging is closely related to apoptosis. Lycium barbarum polysaccharide can obviously improve the phagocytic function of phagocytes and the proliferation ability of lymphocytes.

Efficacy three anti-tumor

Lycium barbarum polysaccharide is not only a biological response regulator to regulate immune response, but also can play an anti-cancer role through nerve-endocrine-immune regulation network.

Efficacy four anti-fatigue

Lycium barbarum polysaccharide can significantly increase the storage of muscle glycogen and liver glycogen in mice, and improve the total activity of blood lactate dehydrogenase before and after exercise; Reduce the increase of blood urea nitrogen after strenuous exercise in mice and accelerate the clearance rate of blood urea nitrogen after exercise. This shows that Lycium barbarum polysaccharide has a very obvious effect on eliminating fatigue.

Efficacy five radiation injury

Lycium barbarum L. has the functions of radiation resistance and body protection. It can be used as an auxiliary drug to cooperate with radiotherapy and other anti-tumor treatments, reduce the toxic and side effects of radiotherapy, improve the curative effect and protect the immune function of the body.

Efficacy six regulates blood lipid

Lycium barbarum can effectively reduce the contents of triglyceride and cholesterol in serum of hyperlipidemia rats, and has obvious effects of lowering blood lipid and regulating lipid metabolism, which has a positive effect on preventing cardiovascular diseases.

Efficacy seven lowers blood sugar!

Lycium barbarum polysaccharide can obviously enhance the activity of superoxide dismutase in damaged islet cells, improve the antioxidant capacity of islet cells, reduce the damage of peroxide to cells and reduce the production of internal dialdehyde, which shows that Lycium barbarum polysaccharide has a certain protective effect on islet cells.

Efficacy eight lowers blood pressure

Lycium barbarum polysaccharide can reduce blood pressure in rats (both systolic and diastolic blood pressure are effective); Reduce the contents of malondialdehyde and endothelin in plasma and blood vessels, increase the release of calcitonin gene-related peptide and prevent the formation of hypertension.

Efficacy nine protects the reproductive system

Lycium barbarum polysaccharide can increase the level of serum sex hormones in rats with testicular injury; Improve the organ coefficient of testis and epididymis, increase SOD activity of rat testis, reduce MDA content, and restore the damaged testis to near normal level.

Efficacy 10: Improve eyesight.

Human retinal photoreceptors are composed of retinol and opsin. The abundant B- carotene in Lycium barbarum can be converted into vitamin A in human body, and vitamin A can produce retinol, thus improving vision and preventing macular diseases.

Efficacy 11: Improve the resistance to respiratory diseases.

Lycium barbarum is rich in carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in human body, and has the function of maintaining the normal growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues. When sufficient, it can prevent respiratory tract infections such as nose, pharynx and larynx and improve the disease resistance of respiratory tract.

Efficacy 12 beauty beauty, moisturize skin.

Skin aging is mainly caused by free radical oxidation. Lycium barbarum polysaccharide and b-carotene contained in Lycium barbarum are powerful antioxidants, and the synergistic effect of selenium and vitamin E contained in Lycium barbarum constitutes a powerful antioxidant. In addition, vitamin A can maintain the length of cattle and the differentiation of epithelial tissue, and prevent skin dryness and keratinization of hair follicles, thus playing the role of beauty beauty and moisturizing the skin.

red date

China's cursive book "Ben Jing" records that red dates are sweet in taste and warm in nature, belonging to the spleen and stomach meridian, and have the functions of nourishing the middle energizer, nourishing the blood and calming the nerves, and relaxing the medicinal properties; However, according to modern pharmacology, jujube is rich in protein, fat, sugar, organic acids, vitamin A, vitamin C, various trace calcium and amino acids.

Jujube can improve human immunity and inhibit cancer cells: pharmacological studies have found that jujube can promote leukocyte production, reduce serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin and protect the liver. Jujube also contains substances that inhibit cancer cells and even transform cancer cells into normal cells.

People who often eat fresh dates seldom suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates converts excess cholesterol into bile acids. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation will decrease.

Jujube is rich in calcium and iron, which plays an important role in preventing and treating osteoporosis and postpartum anemia. Middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from osteoporosis during menopause, and teenagers and women at the peak of growth and development are prone to anemia. Jujube will have an ideal therapeutic effect on them, and its effect is usually incomparable to drugs.

It also has a good nourishing effect on people who are weak after illness.

Rutin contained in red dates is a substance that softens blood vessels, thus lowering blood pressure, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension.

Jujube can also resist allergy, remove odor, soothe the nerves, improve intelligence and brain, and stimulate appetite.

Jujube can also enhance muscle strength, eliminate fatigue, dilate blood vessels, increase myocardial contractility and improve myocardial nutrition.

Jujube contains a lot of sugars, mainly glucose, but also fructose and sucrose, as well as oligosaccharides, arabinan and galactomannan composed of glucose and fructose. It also contains a lot of vitamins such as vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, carotene and nicotinic acid. , has a strong nourishing effect, can improve human immune function and enhance disease resistance.

9. The weight gain of the experimental mice was significantly higher than that of the control group after three weeks of oral administration of jujube soup every day. In the swimming test, the swimming time is obviously longer than that of the control group, which shows that jujube can enhance muscle strength and gain weight.

10. The experiment proved that the rabbits with carbon tetrachloride liver injury were fed jujube soup every day for *** 1 week. Results: Compared with the control group, the total protein and albumin in serum increased significantly, indicating that jujube has protective effect on liver.

1 1. jujube ethanol extract can inhibit the production of antibodies against specific reactive diseases, and also inhibit the reactive antibodies in mice, suggesting that jujube has anti-allergic effect.

12. The flavone-disaccharide A contained in jujube has sedative, hypnotic and hypotensive effects, while glycoside C of grapefruit has central inhibitory effect, that is, it reduces spontaneous movement, stimulates reflex and rigidity, so jujube has sedative and tranquilizing effects.

13. Jujube contains a variety of three kinds of compounds, among which folic acid and phytic acid have been found to have anticancer activity and inhibit sarcoma S- 180. Nutrients contained in jujube can enhance human immune function, and play a certain role in preventing cancer and maintaining human organ function.

14. Jujube is also called jujube, dried jujube and jujube. Jujube is rich in protein, fat, sugar, carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin P, phosphorus, calcium, iron and other ingredients, among which the content of vitamin C ranks among the best in fruits and has the reputation of "natural vitamin pills".

15. Jujube is rich in cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which is an essential substance for human energy metabolism. It can strengthen muscle strength, eliminate fatigue, dilate blood vessels, increase myocardial contractility and improve myocardial nutrition, and has a good effect on preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.

16. Jujube has the effects of tonifying deficiency and benefiting qi, nourishing blood, calming nerves, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and is a good health care nutrient for patients with spleen and stomach weakness, qi and blood deficiency, fatigue and insomnia.

17. Jujube has a good effect on acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, anemia and allergic purpura.

Jujube polysaccharide can significantly improve the immune function of immunosuppressed mice, significantly promote the recovery of blood picture of mice model with deficiency of both qi and blood, increase the level of cytokines related to promoting hematopoiesis and stimulating immunity in serum, improve the tissue morphology, ultrastructure and energy metabolism level of thymus and spleen, and make the gene list of cytokines in thymus, spleen and bone marrow stimulate hematopoiesis and immunity.

Up-regulation, immunosuppression and down-regulation of other cytokine genes. Jujube polysaccharide has a good effect of invigorating qi and promoting blood production.

18. Jujube contains triterpenoids and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which has strong anticancer and antiallergic effects.

Beauty function

Have rosy cheeks.

Because jujube has the function of nourishing skin and enriching blood, if you often cook porridge or soup with jujube, it can promote human hematopoiesis, effectively prevent anemia and make our skin more and more ruddy.

Whitening freckle removing

Jujube is rich in vitamin C[5] and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which can promote the metabolism of our skin cells, prevent melanosis, make our skin more and more white and smooth, and achieve the beauty and skin care effect of whitening and freckle removal.

Prevent premature senility

Jujube can nourish blood, soothe the nerves and nourish the spleen and stomach. If the old and infirm people often eat jujube, they can strengthen their physique and delay aging. If office workers eat red dates, they can increase their appetite and relieve tension; If you soak a cup of jujube tea at night, it can effectively treat insomnia.

Jujube is warm and sweet, and has the effects of nourishing qi and blood, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and expelling wind. It has ideal effect on treating allergic purpura, anemia, hypertension, acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and preventing blood transfusion reaction. Jujube contains triterpenoids and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which has strong anti-cancer and anti-allergic effects; Jujube contains anti-fatigue substances, which can enhance people's endurance; Jujube can also reduce the liver damage caused by toxic substances; Flavonoids in jujube have sedative and hypotensive effects.

Tonifying qi and blood

According to the classic of Chinese materia medica, red dates are sweet and warm, and have the medicinal properties of tonifying the middle energizer, nourishing blood, calming the nerves, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. Modern pharmacological research has found that jujube can enhance the oxygen content in blood and nourish the whole body cells, so it is a mild tonic.

red date

In traditional Chinese medicine, the application of red dates can be divided into the following categories:

1. Spleen and stomach: People with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, fatigue and weakness can eat seven red dates a day, or use them together with Dangshen and Atractylodes macrocephala * *, which can replenish middle energizer, strengthen spleen and stomach, and achieve the effect of appetizing and stopping diarrhea; Jujube, ginger and Pinellia can be used together to treat gastritis caused by careless diet, such as abdominal distension and vomiting.

2. Yiqi Yangxue: Jujube is a good tonic. Jujube is often added to the diet to nourish the body and nourish blood. Dr Andy Sun, an immunologist at National Taiwan University, strongly advocates that eating more red dates, astragalus and medlar at ordinary times can enhance the vitality of the body and enhance immunity.

3. Nourishing blood and calming the nerves: female bipolar disorder, crying and restless, uneasy and so on. Using red dates together with licorice and wheat can nourish blood, soothe the nerves, soothe the liver and relieve depression.

4. Relieve the medicinal properties: Red dates are often used in prescriptions with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of drugs with strong medicinal properties and protect healthy qi. For example, in Ten Jujube Soup, jujube is used to reduce the toxicity of laxatives such as Gansui, Euphorbia Euphorbia and Wuhua, and to protect the spleen and stomach from harm.

5. Jujube is warm and sweet, containing protein, various amino acids, carotene, vitamins, iron, calcium, phosphorus, etc., which can not only promote the secretion of female hormones, strengthen the development of the chest, but also benefit the spleen and stomach, reconcile medicinal properties, nourish blood and soothe the nerves.

Jujube is a sacred product for invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and at the same time, it is cheap. People don't need to buy expensive folk supplements, and they can achieve the health care effect by making good use of red dates.

People with diabetes had better eat less, because the sugar content is too high.

Shenxian porridge

King of Baiguo

According to historical records, jujube is a traditional famous specialty tree species originating in China.

Jujube is a good nutrient and is known as the "king of all kinds of fruits". Jujube is rich in vitamins A, B and C, and 18 amino acids and minerals, among which the content of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is 70-80 times that of grapes and apples, and the content of rutin (vitamin P) is also very high. These two vitamins have certain effects on cancer prevention and prevention of hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

Jujube is warm and sweet, and contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin B 1. Vitamin B2, which also contains carotene, is very nutritious. There is a folk saying that "eat dates every day and you will never get old." Jujube is not only a favorite fruit, but also a good medicine for nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, treating diseases and strengthening the body. Maternal consumption of red dates can tonify the middle energizer, nourish blood and soothe the nerves, and accelerate the recovery of the body; Eating red dates for the elderly and infirm can enhance physical fitness and delay aging; In particular, some people who are engaged in mental work and neurasthenia can use red dates to cook soup instead of tea, which can rest their minds and stimulate their appetite. People who are famous for their tea addiction will inevitably lose sleep if they drink too much at night. If you use red dates to make soup instead of tea every night, you can avoid the pain of insomnia. When the spring and autumn is cold and warm, adding several pieces of mulberry leaf decoction to red dates instead of tea can prevent colds and colds; Summer is hot, and cooking red dates and lotus leaves together can help to cool off the heat; In cold winter, ginger, brown sugar and jujube soup can drive away cold and warm the stomach. Jujube is a natural beauty food, which can also invigorate qi and spleen, promote biochemical circulation of qi and blood, and resist aging. In addition, red dates also have

Some little-known functions:

be antianaphylaxis

Jujube is used to treat allergic purple spots. Take 10 tablet three times a day, which usually takes effect for three days. Japanese scientists have found that red dates contain a lot of substances called cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which has the effects of dilating blood vessels and anti-allergy. At the same time, it also has the functions of enhancing myocardial contractility and improving myocardial nutrition.

Treat hypotension

20 dates and a hen. Cut the chicken into pieces, stir-fry with strong fire, add seasoning, cook until it is ripe, add jujube and eat it several times.

Principles and methods of protecting liver

Jujube is not only a popular food, but also a commonly used Chinese medicine. Modern pharmacological studies have found that jujube contains more protein, amino acids, sugars, organic acids, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin C and P, as well as trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, magnesium and aluminum, and a lot of adenosine cyclophosphate. It is warm and sweet, and has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, nourishing blood and tranquilizing mind, promoting fluid production and detoxicating, and relieving medicinal properties. Chinese medicine has long used the "nourishing liver soup" composed of red dates to nourish the liver and detoxify. Professor Sheng Guoguang, director of the Institute of Visceral Liver Diseases of Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that red dates have the functions of protecting liver, strengthening spleen, lowering cholesterol, raising white blood cells and resisting allergy.

Jujube is not only nutritious, but also can be monitored regularly under the guidance of specialists.

Jujube soup

Eat more natural red dates every day to protect the liver.

There are many ways to eat red dates, such as steaming, stewing, stewing and boiling. The most commonly used method is to soak red dates in water, which will not affect the efficacy of protecting the liver and avoid diarrhea caused by raw food. Wash 1 0 ~ 30g red dates, draw a straight line on their epidermis with a knife to help the nutrients overflow, and then add a proper amount of water to boil for about1hour. You can also add red dates to porridge to make jujube porridge. In addition, processing jujube into jujube lotus seed soup and jujube peanut soup is also a common method.

Anticancer and hypertension

Jujube is rich in triterpenoids and adenosine diphosphate. Triterpenoids have the effect of inhibiting cancer cells. Therefore, people who often eat red dates rarely suffer from cancer.

Taboos for eating red dates;

Although red dates are good, you can eat them often, but not too much. Eating too much will flatulence, so we should pay attention to controlling our food intake.

Jujube is rich in sugar and is not suitable for diabetics. Eating more red dates without drinking water can easily lead to tooth decay.

Those who are wet or bloating should not eat; People with heavy damp heat and yellow tongue coating are not suitable for eating.

People with chronic diseases, food stagnation and constipation should not eat more; Patients with dental caries, toothache and phlegm-heat cough should not eat it.

Jujube peel has a high fiber content and is not easy to digest. Be sure to chew fully when eating, otherwise it will affect digestion. People with a bad stomach must not eat more.

Jujube is rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, which has a good effect on preventing hypertension, hyperlipidemia and cancer.

chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum morifolium is a perennial herb of Compositae, and it is one of the traditional Chinese medicines commonly used in China, mainly used for medicinal purposes of flower heads. According to ancient records, chrysanthemum is sweet, bitter and slightly cold; Has the effects of dispelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, clearing liver-fire, improving eyesight, removing toxic substances and diminishing inflammation. It has a certain curative effect on dry mouth, dark eyes due to intense fire, or limb pain and numbness caused by wind, cold and dampness. Indications: cold, wind-heat and headache. Can be used for preventing and treating dizziness, headache and tinnitus.

Steps/effects

Chrysanthemum tea can clear away heat, reduce fire and relieve summer heat. Chrysanthemum tea is the best medicine to reduce fire, such as acne, throat inflammation, exogenous wind-heat, headache, oral ulcer and other symptoms caused by dry fire. As long as you drink chrysanthemum tea in moderation, you can effectively reduce the fire.

Prevent eye fatigue. You can drink a cup of chrysanthemum tea at ordinary times, which can make the symptoms of eye fatigue subside. If you drink three or four cups of chrysanthemum tea every day, it will also help to restore your vision.

Improve your eyesight and refresh your mind. Drinking chrysanthemum tea in daily life can not only improve eyesight, but also nourish the heart. For office workers who often work overtime and stay up late, it is definitely good to drink more.

Radiation protection. Drinking more chrysanthemum tea in daily life helps to prevent radiation. For most office workers, if they spend too much time in front of the computer, they should drink more chrysanthemum tea, which can resist the radiation of the computer.

Sterilization, anti-inflammatory and drinking chrysanthemum tea can help the human body fight against a variety of viruses and bacteria, and can achieve a good inhibitory effect.

Eliminate eye edema. For friends who often stay up late, their eyes will swell after getting up in the morning. You can use chrysanthemum tea to eliminate edema, and apply a cotton swab to the right amount of chrysanthemum tea around their eyes to eliminate edema.

Anti-aging. Drinking chrysanthemum tea often also has anti-aging effect. Chrysanthemum tea is also a kind of health tea, which can be drunk in daily life.

Matters needing attention

Because chrysanthemum is cool, people with spleen deficiency and stomach cold, including those who are prone to diarrhea, should not drink it; Deficiency cold constitution, especially those who are usually afraid of cold and easy to get cold hands and feet, should not be drunk often.