Lycium barbarum is divided into "red fruit Lycium barbarum" and "black fruit Lycium barbarum"
Both of them are rich in protein, polysaccharides, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and other nutrients. Among them, Lycium barbarum is rich in natural proanthocyanidins OPC (Lycium barbarum is not included), which is more than blueberry. It is the natural wild plant with the highest OPC content so far, and it is also the most effective antioxidant in nature at present.
The antioxidant effect of Lycium barbarum is 20 times that of vitamin C and 50 times that of vitamin E, and it has the function of delaying cell aging and keeping young. Known as "skin cosmetics that can be taken orally" in Europe, it is known as "black gold". Chinese medicine believes that Lycium barbarum has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing essence and blood, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, warming the body and resisting aging.
1. Lowering blood sugar and blood pressure For modern people, the most practical function of Lycium barbarum is to resist fatigue and lower blood pressure. In addition, Lycium barbarum can also lower blood sugar, soften blood vessels, and reduce the levels of cholesterol and triglyceride in blood, which has certain curative effect on patients with fatty liver and diabetes.
2. Nourishing liver and improving eyesight Lycium barbarum polysaccharide can effectively reduce serum alanine aminotransferase and promote the repair of liver cells. Lycium barbarum can also inhibit the deposition of fat in liver cells and play a role in preventing and treating fatty liver.
Lycium barbarum is rich in carotene, vitamin A, B 1, B2, C, calcium, iron and so on. It is an essential nutrient for healthy eyes. Nourishing liver and improving eyesight prescription: Lycium barbarum 100g, Ligustrum lucidum 100g and Chrysanthemum morifolium 50g, baked, ground into fine powder or encapsulated twice a day, each time 10g.
It is suitable for dry eyes, blurred vision, dizziness and asthenopia caused by liver blood deficiency. 3. Beauty and anti-aging. Eating Lycium barbarum regularly can beautify your face, because Lycium barbarum can improve your skin's ability to absorb oxygen.
At the same time, Lycium barbarum is rich in antioxidant substances, which can effectively fight free radicals and reduce the damage caused by free radical peroxidation, thus helping to delay aging and prolong life. Is medlar suitable for everyone? ◆ Because Lycium barbarum has a very strong warming effect on the body, it is best not to eat Lycium barbarum for people who have high blood pressure and are too impatient, or those who eat more meat on weekdays and cause their faces to turn red.
People with cold, fever, inflammation and diarrhea are not suitable for eating Lycium barbarum. ◆ Pregnant women can also eat medlar. Because different ways of eating Lycium barbarum have their own advantages and disadvantages, pregnant women should consult a doctor before eating Lycium barbarum.
◆ Lycium barbarum is suitable for people with weak constitution and poor resistance, but you must eat a little every day and persist for a long time to have an effect. ◆ It is recommended to eat no more than 20-30 grams of medlar every day.
Excessive consumption of Lycium barbarum will make people get angry, nosebleed and even make their eyes red and uncomfortable. How to eat Lycium barbarum best? A better way to eat Lycium barbarum is to put a handful of porridge and soup when cooking, just like ordinary food, which is not only nourishing, but also won't get angry.
It is the most common to soak Lycium barbarum in water, but most of the vitamins contained in Lycium barbarum are water-soluble and are easily destroyed by heating. It is suggested that the water temperature should not be too high when soaking in water, and Lycium barbarum should be eaten after drinking water.
Putting a handful of Lycium barbarum when beating soybean milk with a soymilk machine is more conducive to making full use of various nutrients and trace elements contained in Lycium barbarum. The best way to eat is to chew Lycium barbarum directly, so that the absorption of nutrients will be more sufficient and it will be more conducive to its health care function.
If you chew Lycium barbarum dry, remember to halve the amount to avoid overnutrition. Three tricks teach you to distinguish inferior medlar dyed with pigment, especially afraid of water. It is suggested that you can put some Lycium barbarum in the water when you buy Lycium barbarum, or rub it with wet hands on purpose. If the color fades, it means it has been dyed with pigment.
For the Chinese wolfberry fumigated with sulfur, you only need to grab a handful, cover it with your hand for a while, and then put it under your nose to smell it. If you can smell the choking smell of * * *, then you can be sure that it has been fumigated with sulfur. Under normal circumstances, Lycium barbarum tastes particularly sweet, but.
2. How do you know the quality of Lycium barbarum?
Common sense]: 1. Identification of true and false Lycium barbarum: (1) Lycium barbarum is characterized by spindle-shaped or oval fruit with small ends, slightly squashed bright red to dark red surface, irregular wrinkles and a little luster; There is a raised style mark at the top and a white fruit stalk mark at the bottom. The skin is elastic, the flesh is soft, and it contains most yellowish brown flat kidney-shaped seeds. It tastes sweet. (2) The fake "Lycium barbarum" fruit is spherical, with dark brown or yellowish brown surface, slightly hard and translucent skin, and the seeds inside can be seen. The seeds are large and numerous, and taste sour. Second, the distinction between good and bad Lycium barbarum: (1) The difference between Xia Guo and Qiuguo is that the hardness is different, and Qiuguo is soft and dark. Note: Those that are too bright are generally smoked with sulfur, and the nutritional components are different. (2) With different grades, the super grade is the best, with 250 grains/kg. The excellent varieties such as Zhongning 1 No.2 and No.2 have different tastes, and the good taste is sweet without miscellaneous taste. (3) Super variety, positive purple, uniform, no blackheads, poor quality, miscellaneous varieties and many blackheads. Common identification methods of Lycium barbarum: 1, Lycium barbarum in Ningxia is big, plump, rectangular, thick in seeds, sweet in taste, sweet in aftertaste, red in color, light in soaking water, and easy to soak in water. 2. Lycium barbarum in Inner Mongolia is big, rectangular, sweet in taste, dark red in color, heavy in naked seeds, reddish in soaking water and easy to sink. 3. Xinjiang wolfberry is round and extremely sweet; The fresh color is red, and the back color is dark, which is easy to soften; Seed weight; After soaking in water, the water is red and easy to sink. 4. Sulfur smoked Lycium barbarum is too red, sour, astringent and bitter, which is harmful to human health and cannot be used. 5. Ningxia Shunqi Lycium barbarum not only has the characteristics of Ningxia Lycium barbarum, but also has uniform particles, all of which have been sterilized, and its sensory index, physical and chemical index and hygiene index fully meet the quality requirements of international market circulation. The places where Lycium barbarum is planted in Ningxia are Zhongning and Huinong. Zhongning has the best medlar, and Zhongning is known as the hometown of medlar. Lycium barbarum is big, full and rectangular, with thick and sweet seeds, sweet aftertaste, bright red color, light soaking water, light naked seeds and easy soaking water.
3. How to distinguish good medlar?
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[Common sense]: 1. Identification of true and false Lycium barbarum: (1) Lycium barbarum is characterized by spindle-shaped or oval fruit with small ends, slightly squashed bright red to dark red surface, irregular wrinkles and a little luster; There is a raised style mark at the top and a white fruit stalk mark at the bottom. The skin is elastic, the flesh is soft, and it contains most yellowish brown flat kidney-shaped seeds. It tastes sweet. (2) Pseudo-Lycium barbarum fruit is spherical, with dark brown or yellowish brown surface, slightly hard and translucent skin, and seeds can be seen inside, which is large and sour.
Second, the distinction between good and bad Lycium barbarum: (1) The difference between Xia Guo and Qiuguo is that the hardness is different, and Qiuguo is soft and dark. Note: Those that are too bright are generally smoked with sulfur, and the nutritional components are different. (2) With different grades, the super grade is the best, with 250 grains/kg. The excellent varieties such as Zhongning 1 No.2 and No.2 have different tastes, and the good taste is sweet without miscellaneous taste. (3) Super variety, positive purple, uniform, no blackheads, poor quality, miscellaneous varieties and many blackheads.
Common identification methods of Lycium barbarum;
1, Ningxia Lycium barbarum is big, plump, rectangular and seedy. Thick meat, sweet taste, sweet aftertaste, red color, light soaking, light naked seeds, easy to dip in water?
2. Inner Mongolia Lycium barbarum is big, rectangular, sweet, dark red in color, heavy in naked seeds, reddish in water and easy to sink.
3. Xinjiang wolfberry is round and extremely sweet; The fresh color is red, and the back color is dark, which is easy to soften; Seed weight; After soaking in water, the water is red and easy to sink.
4. Sulfur smoked Lycium barbarum is too red, sour, astringent and bitter, which is harmful to human health and cannot be used.
5. Ningxia Shunqi Lycium barbarum not only has the characteristics of Ningxia Lycium barbarum, but also has uniform particles, all of which have been sterilized, and its sensory index, physical and chemical index and hygiene index fully meet the quality requirements of international market circulation.
The places where Lycium barbarum is planted in Ningxia are Zhongning and Huinong. Zhongning has the best medlar, and Zhongning is known as the hometown of medlar. Lycium barbarum granules are large, plump, rectangular and have many seeds. Thick meat, sweet taste, sweet aftertaste, red color, light soaking, light naked seeds, easy to dip in water?
However, sulfur-smoked Lycium barbarum is too red, sour, astringent and bitter, which is harmful to human health and cannot be eaten.